Exhibitions

Permanent Exhibitions

HOME/BREWED

HOME/BREWED is a rotating exhibition of over 1,000 items – including bottles, cans, signs, and branded objects of every kind – from the Chr. Heurich Brewing Co. (1873-1956), Washington, DC’s hometown brewery.

View exhibit at the Museum's Biergarten or on a Guided Tour.

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Working Title

Working Title reframes the Heurich family home as a central juncture for the people who lived and worked there (1894-1956) - men and women, immigrant and natural-born, Black and white, rich and lower-income, examines how they interacted with each other every day, and questions why their histories have not always been given equal weight. 

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Past Exhibitions

A [New] American Dream

A [New] American Dream won't give you the answers. Every gathering in this project will put you in the room with others who care about what comes next. We'll figure it out together, in conversations sparked by cabaret, storytelling, screenprinting, panel discussions, poetry, and more. Because none of this works unless we're in relationship with each other, and relationships begin with conversation. And art is how we create the space for those conversations.

Curator Philippa Pham Hughes and the Heurich House Museum held a series of gatherings as America (and DC) entered its 250th year. While visiting, guests engaged with three art interactive installations: “these dreams belong to you and me” by Xena Ni, "How Might We" by Nina Maturu, and “Hey, We Still Need To Talk!” by Philippa Pham Hughes.

On view May - August 2026

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Good Fortunes

Who Gets to Be a Visionary? We Should Talk’s art installation, Good Fortunes, by Asian American artist Xena Ni explored this question at the Heurich House Museum in May 2024. During AAPI Heritage month, artist Xena Ni will transformed the Heurich House Museum into a portal to the future with her interactive art installation, Good Fortunes. Visitors traveled to the future with visionary Asian Americans and returned with reasons for hope in the present. Good Fortunes was the second installment of the We Should Talk series, a participatory installation that invited visitors to join visionary Asian American womxn in imagining and shaping the future, created by Philippa Pham Hughes, Adele Yiseol Kenworthy, and Xena Ni. 

On view May 2024.

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Patriarch of Brewers

Christian Heurich, D.C.’s oldest and most successful brewer, created an enduring reputation for himself as an honest and fair businessperson and generous private citizen. The numerous honors and accolades that he received from his peers, his employees, and the community helped to establish his personal and professional brand. This exhibit featured objects from the collections that illustrates Christian Heurich’s success as a brewer, employer, and citizen.

Sponsors & Partners: Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

On View October 2017 - September 2018

A (Good) American

Seven artists examined the immigrant experience in America, a powerful expression in an era when the patriotism of American immigrants is under constant scrutiny. The artists used the interior and exterior spaces of the Heurich House Museum, historic home of 19th century German immigrant Christian Heurich, as backdrop and inspiration. The exhibit drew some of its inspiration from the Heurich family’s own personal experiences of being targeted by anti-German sentiment during WWI. Heurich recalls that painful time in the autobiography he wrote towards the end of this life, saying: “Within my powers, and in so far as an old man was able, I was as good an American as were you.” Several public events will explored the artist works and the ideas surrounding the exhibition. The following artists were featured: Sobia Ahmad, Antonius Bui, Irene Clouthier, Hoesy Corona, Andy Fernandez, Alden Leonard, and Carolina Mayorga. The exhibition is curated by Philippa Hughes, a creative placemaker.

Sponsors & Partners: American University School of Public AffairsComposite Co.The Pink Line Project

On View October 5 - November 10, 2018

Scenes from Dupont Festival

Scenes from Dupont Festivals featured Dupont Festival scenes painted by artists from Art Enables at the Heurich House.

On view Fall 2019