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Experience the tradition of indigenous women singer/songwriters in this multimedia exhibit presented in partnership with Google Arts & Culture.

For the last 50 years, hip hop has defined American culture across the worlds of business, education, entertainment, fashion, politics, technology, and more. For this golden milestone, the Kennedy Center partnered with Google Arts & Culture to celebrate Hip Hop on the Nation’s Stage.

Explore art and sculpture inside the REACH as well as outside on our campus.

This major permanent exhibit in the massive roof-level Atrium will explore Kennedy’s appreciation and promotion of the arts and why the Kennedy Center came to be the living memorial to him and his ideals.

For the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the Kennedy Center launches a collaborative, large-scale visual art installation using fabric scrolls.

Anurita Chandola delves into the intersection of fashion and space exploration with a focus on well-being and sustainability. On display is her highly personalized spacesuit designs for herself and two resident Astro kids, the inhabitants of the Martian House. (UK / India)

Foster + Partners is a global studio for architecture, urbanism, and design, rooted in sustainability, which was founded over fifty years ago in 1967 by Norman Foster. With scale models, 3D-printed structures, and captivating films, Foster + Partners presents groundbreaking projects that explore the potential of 3D printing in the construction of lunar and Martian habitats. (UK)

Wave: From Space to Ocean is a world premiere immersive artwork that invites viewers to interact with data from NASA’s new PACE—Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem—satellite through their own physical gestures. (USA)

Jitish Kallat’s Covering Letter animates decoded sounds and images from NASA’s Voyager Golden Records. Referencing Earth’s interstellar message from 1977, the work is an immersive meditation on humanity’s shared future and place in the universe. Kallat’s works have been exhibited globally and traverse the intersections of science and historical memory. (India)

This installation from Japanese fiber artist Reiko Sudo and her world-renowned Tokyo textile design studio Nuno features oversized ‘ogi’ folding fans surfaced with dynamic fabrics in a gradation of indigo blue hues. As resident fans of our one-and-only blue planet Earth, let’s all give a friendly wave of support for environmentally conscious design. (Japan)

Gaze up at three 30-foot-high inflatable models of the Earth, the Moon, and Mars placed on the REACH Plaza and around the REACH grounds. It’s an “out of this world” photo op! (Czech Republic)

Known for his visionary artworks and his monumental installations, marvel at renowned contemporary artist Brendan Murphy’s awe-inspiring 22-foot BOONJI spaceman sculpture, A Step Forward, is constructed with carbon fiber and eight layers of silver-based chrome finish, weighing 3,000 lbs. (USA)

Ten years after launching a patchwork of stars from her place in space, astronaut Karen Nyberg called for quilters across America to create quilt blocks inspired by NASA’s Artemis campaign, which aims to return humans to the Moon. The two completed “Lunar Quilts” on display feature the winning designs by individual artists and students from all 50 states. (USA)

Two portraits of female astronauts by former astronaut and textile artist Karen Nyberg celebrate and honor women in space history: the first woman to travel into space (Valentina Tereshkova) and the first American female to fly into space (Sally Ride). Karen Nyberg has 30 years of experience working at NASA on human spaceflight and lived and worked on the ISS for 166 days. (USA)

Get a close-up look at Astrolab’s Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) lunar rover and pose for a photo. This multi-functional vehicle is a vital part of the infrastructure enabling humanity to survive and thrive on new worlds. Astrolab staff will be on-hand to answer questions and distribute free giveaways. (USA)

Through voiceover, Tom Hanks narrates an immersive experience that offers a unique new perspective on humankind’s past and future voyages to the moon. Projected in 360 degrees on the walls and the floor, The Moonwalkers is full of space-age wonder, perfect for families and visitors of all ages.

Making its U.S. premiere, Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm’s MADE OF STARDUST is an interactive audiovisual installation based on audience interaction and data sourced from scientific repositories, including NASA’s IPAC archive and the James Webb and Hubble telescopes, that investigates our human connection to outer space. (Denmark)