Museum

Sewn In America: Making - Meaning - Memory

Sewn in America features a variety of textiles made by American women, including pictorial embroideries, quilts, and garments.

Illuminating Design: The Decoration and Technology of E. F. Caldwell and Co., 1895-1959

Exploring how design and technology allowed Edward F. Caldwell and Company to offer a variety of lighting and decorative items in order to attract...

To Supply a Nation: Origins and Impacts of Everyday Things

This exhibit analyzes the effects of early consumerism and explores the origins and impacts of household goods in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is a...

Pleasing Truths: Power and Portraits in the American Home

This exhibition takes a deeper dive into the context and symbolism of early portraits to better understand the transmission of ideas and their impact...

A Piece of Her Mind: Culture and Technology in American Quilts

March 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019 Today’s culture makes it easy for American women to engage in the world around them, thanks to advances in both...

Lately Arrived: Recent Additions to the Collection

June 25, 2018 – January 26, 2019 The author Erik Larson once wrote, "One of the things I've always loved is collecting telling little details." This...

Songs of Christmas Past

You’ll be humming your favorite Christmas songs as you view a selection of the period rooms decorated for Christmas. Each features a different...

An Agreeable Tyrant: Fashion After the Revolution

October 7, 2016 – April 29, 2017 It’s 1781. The Revolution is over, and we are no longer colonists! We are citizens of an independent nation. But wait...

DAR Museum Period Rooms

Explore the American Home! Each of these 31 period rooms looks like you’re stepping into a room from the past. You can peek into an 1810s bedroom...

Remembering the American Revolution: 1776-1890

Discover what Americans saved, made, and bought to maintain a connection to the American Revolution. Online Exhibition Media Learn Visit