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Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam | Washington, September 26th 2025 – January 11th, 2026

At the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, the spaces are transformed into a journey suspended between light, color, and the stories of women who shaped 17th- and 18th-century art.

Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600–1750 is a groundbreaking exhibition that rewrites the history of Flemish and Dutch art of the 17th and 18th centuries, placing women artists at the center. The show features over 150 works by around 40 artists, including Gesina ter Borch, Judith Leyster, Clara Peeters, Rachel Ruysch, and Michaelina Wautier. Many of these artists are being exhibited in the United States for the first time. The exhibition explores how they contributed to the visual culture of their era, both through commissioned works for aristocrats and the production of luxury goods. Organized in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent, the exhibition will travel to Ghent from May 7–31, 2026.

Entering this exhibition feels like crossing a suspended bridge: each brushstroke reveals secrets of past worlds. Every portrait and still life whispers the voices of artists who, silent for centuries, now shine with their own light. The works, weaving together colors, stories, and dreams, create a delicate tapestry of memory and beauty.