Temporary Exhibition Open To The Public May 28 Through October 9

Members of the media will get a sneak peek at the National Air and Space Museum's new temporary exhibit "NASA | ART: 50 Years of Exploration" on Tuesday. The exhibit will open to the public May 28th.

 
"Grissom And Young" By Norman Rockwell

"NASA | ART: 50 Years of Exploration" presents an unparalleled selection of works commissioned by the NASA Art Program. Established soon after the inception of the U.S. space program in 1958, NASA's Art Program provides a unique way to communicate the accomplishments, setbacks and sheer excitement of space exploration over the past five decades to the public. Drawn from the collections of NASA and the National Air and Space Museum, the exhibition features more than 70 works of art-ranging from the illustrative to the abstract.

Abstract Astronaut By Mitchell Jamieson

The selected works span the history of NASA and include paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures and other media by such artists as Annie Leibovitz, Nam June Paik, Robert Rauschenberg, Norman Rockwell, Andy Warhol, William Wegman and Jamie Wyeth.

Photograph Of Eileen Collins by Annie Leibovitz

"NASA | ART 50 Years of Exploration" was organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and NASA in cooperation with the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.

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