Upcoming Exhibitions

JOAN MIRÓ: From the Kreeger Collection

May 23 - August 29, 2026

The Kreeger Museum is pleased to present JOAN MIRÓ From the Kreeger Collection, May 23 - August 29, 2026. The Kreeger’s complete collection of works by Joan Miró will be on view, including The Mallorca Suite, Makemono, and El Vol de l’Alosa (The Flight of the Lark). This special exhibition will mark the first time these works have been on view in a decade.

David and Carmen Kreeger with Joan Miró and Pilar Juncosa, 1973.

Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983), was a groundbreaking artist of the 20th century, whose experimental works were rooted in Surrealism. Having achieved notable success in painting by 1925 with his Pierre Loeb Gallery exhibition, he began making prints in 1929 to further push the boundaries of his practice. He often worked in concert with other printmakers, such as Roger Lacourière, Stanley William Hayter, Fernand Mourlot, and Aimé Maeght, honing his craft through collaboration and inspiration.

Miró utilized unique materials and innovative techniques in his colorful artworks. He used woodcut, lithograph, intaglio, and carborundum processes to produce single subject and series prints, as well as book illustrations, which he printed on diverse materials (including silk, Guarro paper, and handmade paper, seen in this exhibition). Over the course of his 70-year career, Miró created more than 2,000 prints.
 

The Collaborative

David and Carmen Kreeger were devoted patrons of the arts and the Washington, DC arts community. They supported countless Washington-area artists including Sam Gilliam, Simmie Knox, Thomas Downing, Gene Davis, Morris Louis, Ed McGowin, and Albert Stadler, purchasing their work at the Corcoran Gallery of Art biennials, area galleries, and directly from artists in the 1960s and early 1970s. The Collaborative is a guest artist exhibition program developed to support Washington-area artists.

"We are thrilled to be in partnership with arts organizations across the city to present work of contemporary Washington-area artists. The Collaborative furthers our mission by supporting and spotlighting the immense talent of visual and performing artists in our city. We are honored to champion the work of these artists and provide many of them the opportunity to present their work in a museum for the first time." - Helen Chason, Director

Learn more about our past exhibitions within The Collaborative here.

Joey Enríquez, unrepresented but present, 2022, Found brick, license plate, fence, and metal. Image by Steven A. Jones

This project is supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.


 

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