Permanent Exhibit
Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection
August 2024 through September 2024
The Road to NATO: Building the Transatlantic Alliance
This exhibit showcases the early history of this important alliance. On display is the original North Atlantic Treaty document, which was signed in 1949, loan courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration. The exhibit will be on display through September 2024.
June 2024 through September 2024
Treaties on De-Fences
This summer, NMAD has partnered with the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies to host a special exhibit by American-Spanish artist Jorge Otero-Pailos. On display are sculptures made from fragments of security fencing from the former U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway and a book containing limited edition prints inspired by the diplomatic treaties signed between the United States and Norway. This temporary exhibition aims to raise awareness and advocate for the preservation of modernist architecture in U.S. embassies.
May 2024 through October 2024
Commemorating 100 Years of the Foreign Service: The 1924 Rogers Act
In our latest “Spotlight on Diplomacy” exhibit rotation, this temporary exhibit celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the 1924 Rogers Act, which created the modern-day merit-based U.S. Foreign Service. A complete online version of this exhibit is available on our website.
Through October 2024
Diplomacy Is Our Mission
What is diplomacy? In this exhibit, we describe the work of U.S. diplomats as the “four pillars” of diplomacy: security, prosperity, democracy, and development. Explore unique stories and objects that reflect the impact of diplomacy on the United States. A complete online version of this exhibit is available on our website.
Through October 2024
American Legation in Tangier – LEGO™ Model
To capture the unique architecture of the American Legation, the team at LEGO™ utilized a novel design approach, capturing the details from inside the courtyard and designing out towards the exterior walls. The LEGO™ Model was transported to the National Museum of American Diplomacy with the generous support of the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies (FAPE) and Crozier Fine Art.
Permanent Exhibit
The “Signature Segment” of the Berlin Wall
NMAD is home to the “Signature Segment” of the Berlin Wall: a 13-foot high piece of the wall signed by 27 leaders and peacemakers. This segment, along with an accompanying exhibit on the Berlin Wall, can be viewed downstairs in the Founding Ambassadors’ Concourse.
In celebration of Disability Pride Month, NMAD is highlighting disability activism in diplomacy, including diplomacy’s role in polio eradication campaigns around the world. This exhibit case will be on display throughout July 2024.
Museum News
On August 8, 2023, the National Museum of American Diplomacy (NMAD) installed a special exhibit featuring a rare Yemeni artifact on loan from the Smithsonian’s…
Spotlight on Diplomacy
This Spotlight highlights the history of Camp David, a historic presidential retreat and international meeting site, particularly known as the location of the Camp David Accords negotiations.
Spotlight on Diplomacy
The United States is the world’s largest single humanitarian donor. In Fiscal Year 2020 alone, PRM provided more than $3.7 billion as part of America’s leadership in humanitarian crisis response.
Spotlight on Diplomacy
Established in 2001, the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) supports cultural preservation projects that bolster U.S. foreign policy goals. AFCP protects and preserves not only historic buildings, artifacts, and archaeological sites, but also the languages, ceremonies, and customs of indigenous peoples.
