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Pause and Play: A Pop-Up Gallery
April 21, 2012 - September 3, 2012

See popular culture items from the 1950s and early 1960s.

American History Museum
American Stories American Stories
April 12, 2012 - TBA

See more than 100 historic and cultural touchstones of American history from the museum’s vast holdings.

American History Museum
Nature's Best 2011 Photography Awards: Windland Smith Rice International Awards Nature's Best 2011 Photography Awards: Windland Smith Rice International Awards
March 30, 2012 - January 6, 2013

On view are winners in various categories from the 2011 Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards.

Natural History Museum
Titanoboa: Monster Snake Titanoboa: Monster Snake
March 30, 2012 - January 6, 2013

See a model of Titanoboa cerrejonensis, an extinct snake measuring 48 feet long and weighing 2,500 pounds, which was discovered at a Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute-organized dig at the Cerrejon Mine in Colombia.

Natural History Museum
The Art of Video Games The Art of Video Games
March 16, 2012 - September 30, 2012

In this exhibition, the museum is the first to comprehensively examine the evolution of video games as an artistic medium.

American Art Museum
MathAlive MathAlive
March 10, 2012 - June 3, 2012

Learn math concepts in a fun, interactive, hands-on setting.

Ripley Center
Snowboarding Snowboarding
February 20, 2012 - TBA

Learn about the history of snowboarding and see the Snurfer, one of the earliest snowboard prototypes.

American History Museum
The First Ladies The First Ladies
November 19, 2011 - Indefinitely

View two dozen dresses worn by former first ladies.

American History Museum
Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt
November 17, 2011 - Indefinitely

Learn about Egyptian burial ritual and cosmology and what they reveal about life in ancient Egypt.

Natural History Museum
The Peacock Room Comes to America The Peacock Room Comes to America
April 9, 2011 - Spring 2013 (TBA)

Restored to its appearance in 1908, the Peacock Room's special exhibition highlights "points of contacts" between American and Asian art.

Freer Gallery
Small Spirits: Dolls from the National Museum of the American Indian Small Spirits: Dolls from the National Museum of the American Indian
March 5, 2011 - July 19, 2012

Dolls from Native cultures throughout the Western Hemisphere are on view.

American Indian Museum Heye Center
New Animals at the Zoo New Animals at the Zoo
2012 - Permanent

Visit some of the newest members of the Zoo family.

National Zoo
Elephant Trails: Phase I Elephant Trails: Phase I
September 3, 2010 - Permanent

As part of the Zoo's campaign to save Asian elephants, this expanded and transformed home for the Zoo's Asian elephants provides new indoor and outdoor space and  features a variety of habitats that support the natural behavior of the multi-generational herd.

National Zoo
Invention Case: Jerome Lemelson: Toying with Invention Invention Case: Jerome Lemelson: Toying with Invention
November 21, 2008 - early 2012 (TBA; tentative)

On view in this case are notebooks with sketches of toy ideas and examples of some of the toys Jerome Lemelson invented.

American History Museum
The Sant Ocean Hall The Sant Ocean Hall
September 27, 2008 - Permanent

Dive in with Phoenix -- a model of an actual North Atlantic right whale -- and discover how the ocean is a global system essential to all life in this exhibition featuring hundreds of preserved marine specimens, a living coral reef, and many interactive displays. 

Natural History Museum
Alphabetilately: An Alphabet of Philately Alphabetilately: An Alphabet of Philately
September 26, 2008 - September 30, 2012

This exhibition presents an alphabet of philately through 26 topics, in which each letter stands for some aspect of stamp collecting or the sending of mail.

Postal Museum
Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution
February 15, 2008 - Permanent

This exhibition shows how butterflies have evolved, adapted, and diversified with their plant partners over millions of years.

Natural History Museum
America by Air America by Air
November 17, 2007 - Permanent

This exhibition traces the history of commercial air transportation in the U.S. from 1914 to today and discusses how technological innovations have revolutionized air travel .

Air and Space Museum
Giant Panda Habitat, David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat, David M. Rubenstein Family
October 17, 2006 - Permanent

Tian Tian and Mei Xiang can be seen in their habitat wrestling in the grass, sleeping in a tree, munching on stalks of bamboo, or lounging in a misty grotto.

National Zoo
Asia Trail Asia Trail
October 17, 2006 - Permanent

Asia Trail is home to the following Asian species: sloth bears, fishing cats, red pandas, clouded leopards, Asian small-clawed otters, giant pandas, and Japanese giant salamander.

National Zoo
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