Homelands

Homelands is an exhibition about how people understand and relate to place when ideas of home are shaped by migration, memory, ancestry, and change. Bringing together 20 works by modern and contemporary artists, it connects personal and communal experiences with broader histories in the United States and beyond.

The exhibition considers the circumstances that lead people to leave one place for another, as well as the familial and ancestral ties that connect people to distant homelands. It is presented in the East Building.

When: June 27, 2026, through August 1, 2027.

Location: East Building Mezzanine, Gallery E214, National Gallery of Art.

Tickets: Free. Admission is always free, and passes are not required.

Featured works: Selected works include Kay WalkingStick’s *North Rim Temple* (2023), an oil painting on panel; Do Ho Suh’s *Seoul Home – Inverted* (2023), a thread drawing embedded in handmade wove paper; Hung Liu’s *Post-Age* (2000), an oil painting on canvas; and G. Peter Jemison’s *Sentinels (Large Yellow)* (2006), made with acrylic, oil, and collage on canvas.

Organization: Organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington.

Curators: E. Carmen Ramos, chief curatorial and conservation officer, and Natalia Ángeles Vieyra, associate curator of Latinx art, both of the National Gallery of Art.

Note: The exhibition will be closed on January 11, 2027, while light-sensitive works on paper are rotated.