Research Requests and Artwork Loans

Artwork Viewing Requests

Please be advised that due to the significant impact of ongoing and upcoming major revitalization projects, exhibitions, and limited resources, we are only accepting artwork viewing requests from artist foundations or estates beginning May 1, 2025 through December 2026.

Visits will be limited to two pre-determined days per month and accepted on a first-come-first serve basis. Visits will also be limited to 5 artworks per visit.

We require 4 months’ notice to schedule onsite artwork viewings. Viewings are dependent on staff availability and artwork accessibility.

Request Archival Records or Artwork Viewing

Your Name *

Email *

Phone *

Organization/Affiliation *

I’m Requesting *
A visit to view artworks.Archival material to support ongoing research.

When would you like to visit?
Fill in your preferred dates at least 4 months in advance. Visits are offered two days per month, depending on staff availability.

Archival Material Deadline
Provide your deadline for receipt of archival material at least 8 weeks in advance. Earlier deadlines cannot be guaranteed.

Which artwork(s) do you wish to view? *
Provide artwork titles and artists. Add as much detail as possible. Artwork information is available on our website or collections.si.edu.

Is this part of a future loan request?
Please see the Outgoing Loans webpage for more information.
yesno

Anything else we should know?

Outgoing Loans

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden maintains an active lending program. Loan requests will be considered from accredited nonprofit national and international museums, institutions, and galleries for the purpose of public exhibition.

Please be advised that due to the significant impact of a large-scale outgoing loans project to celebrate the nation’s 250^th anniversary, and the installation of our new sculpture garden, the Hirshhorn will have reduced capacity to accommodate requests to borrow works from our collection through 2025-2026. During this period, we are instituting a loans moratorium for all loans from May 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026.

Loan requests that have been approved prior to May 2025 will be honored. We will resume full lending activities from January 1, 2027, and welcome requests for loans beginning after this date. We thank you for your patience at this time.

If you would like to borrow a work of art from the Hirshhorn collection, please send a formal request letter and an updated AAM facility report for your institution at least 12 months prior to the opening of your exhibition. Please limit your request to six objects.

If you have questions, please contact HMSG-OutgoingLoans@si.edu.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Collections Care and Management Department
HMSGCollections@si.edu

Mailing Address

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
MRC 350
P.O. Box 37012
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012