DAR Museum

The DAR Museum, located in the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution’s historic headquarters near the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is a free decorative arts museum focused on objects used and created in American homes.

The collection includes more than 20,000 objects spanning furniture, silver, ceramics, glass, textiles, and needlework made and used in America through the early 20th century. Thirty-one period rooms offer visitors an immersive look at domestic life across regions, cultures, and time periods.

A study gallery provides close access to hundreds of additional objects from the permanent collection, while a main gallery hosts changing exhibitions that explore the diverse American experience. The museum has been free and open to the public since its founding in 1890.