Exhibitions

DAR Museum Exhibitions

Investigate American history through decorative arts in the DAR Museum’s changing and permanent exhibits.

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Study Gallery

Investigate hundreds of objects in the collection up close

31 Period Rooms

Explore these rooms that tell the story of the American home from the 1690's - 1940's

Main Gallery

Discover our latest rotating exhibition

Past Exhibitions

Explore all of our previous exhibitions.

Yochim Gallery

Discover Items of Early America

This exhibition will highlight the creations, contributions, and legacies of African Americans as they fought for freedom from the earliest calls for American independence and beyond. Fighting for Freedom spans the war years of the Revolution through the present, as African Americans have sought to pursue agency and liberty through craft.

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Examine over 600 objects in the collection up close in this newly renovated space. Perfect for researchers and those who want to see all the details!

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View The American Home

These perfectly preserved rooms represent the American home throughout history. They hold a treasure trove of American history. Available by guided tour only.

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Living History!

A Portrait of Early America

The Yochim Gallery is a showcase of selections from the DAR Museum’s furniture and paintings collections. Located on the lower level of Memorial Continental Hall. Portraits of early Americans hang near such items as a Rhode Island high chest, a New England settee/bed, and an eighteenth-century Philadelphia reverse curved sofa. At one end of this gallery a chair from Virginia's colonial Governor's Palace is exhibited.