Rubell Museum DC to Present Two New Exhibitions in Museum-Wide Reinstallation this Fall
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WASHINGTON DC (August 19, 2026) – The Rubell Museum DC announced today that it will open two new contemporary art exhibitions as part of a museum-wide reinstallation on September 2, 2026.
About the Rubell Museum DC
Located at 65 I Street in the Southwest neighborhood, the Rubell Museum DC brings the Rubell Family’s extensive contemporary art collection to the nation’s capital. Dedicated exclusively to contemporary art, the Rubell Museum DC reinvigorates the building of the former Randall Junior High School, a historically Black public school built in 1906 and closed in 1978. The museum serves as a place for the public to engage with the most compelling national and international artists of our time. Admission is free for Washington DC residents.
Shortly after Mera and Don Rubell married in New York in 1964, they began visiting artists’ studios and collecting art. Their son, Jason Rubell, joined them in 1982 in building the collection, creating the exhibitions, and developing the museums, reflecting the multi-generational family passion for discovering, engaging, and supporting many of today’s most compelling artists. The Rubell Family Collection was established in 1993 in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami, and in 2019 was relocated to the Allapattah neighborhood. Following the move and expansion, the institution was renamed the Rubell Museum to emphasize its public mission and expanded access for audiences.
The Rubell Museum’s collection is distinguished by its unprecedented range and depth that has enabled the Museum to organize over 50 exhibitions during the last three decades drawn entirely from its holdings in painting, sculpture, photography, video, and installation. These have included such groundbreaking and diverse exhibitions as Against All Odds: Keith Haring (2005), Red Eye: Los Angeles Artists (2006), 30 Americans (2008) which has since traveled to 23 museums around the country), Beg Borrow and Steal (2009), NO MAN’S LAND (2015), Purvis Young (2018), Yayoi Kusama (2020), and She Said, She Said: Contemporary Artists from the Rubell Museum (2024). Many of these exhibitions have toured to museums nationally and internationally and are accompanied by catalogues.
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