Contact Us
Media Inquiries:
AU Communications
aumedia@american.edu
202-885-5950
American University Museum
4400 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016-8031
United States
The museum is currently closed for installations and
will reopen February 4.
Welcome
The AU Museum hosts rotating exhibitions of contemporary art from around the globe and the Alper Initiative, a dedicated research and display space for the art history of Washington, DC. Located on American University’s main campus at the Katzen Arts Center.

Spring Exhibitions & EventsFebruary 4 through May 21
Upcoming events, free and open to all:
- Opening Reception
Feb. 4, 6:00-9:00 - Gallery Talk: The Deeply Social Art of Gail Rebhan
Feb. 5, 2:00-3:00
Register for Feb. 5
Exhibitions
- Madayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala
- The Barlow Gilotty Collection
Curated by Vivienne Lassman
- Gail Rebhan: About Time
Curated by Sally Stein
- Eastern Front — Western Front:
World War II Photojournalism by Georgi Zelma and Constance Stuart Larrabee
Curated by Laura Roulet
- The Trawick Prize:
20th Anniversary Emerald Award
Image credit: Mithili Wanambi, Wuyal at Yanawal. From the Madayin exhibition.
Full schedule of gallery talks and more museum events will be announced—see past gallery talks on the AU Museum Youtube channel.