DAR Museum Exhibitions

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

Discover what the DAR Museum has to offer

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

View our Upcoming Exhibition.

Past Exhibitions

Explore all of our previous exhibitions.

Yochim Gallery

Discover Items of Early America

March 27, 2026 to March 27, 2027

Revolution in Their Words, marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the United States by examining the nation’s founding through the firsthand accounts of those who lived it. Drawing on the NSDAR’s extensive collection of artifacts and manuscripts, as well as loans from other museums, the exhibition presents a wide range of perspectives from the decades before, during, and after the War for Independence.

Preserving Patriotism

Serving as a prelude to main gallery exhibition, Preserving Patriotism: The Declaration of Independence and Its Legacy at DAR brings together signatures of all 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Take a closer look

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!

EXPLORE THE COLLECTION

Preserving Patriotism: The Declaration of Independence and Its Legacy at DAR

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.