This exhibition addresses the emotional importance of mail to troops and their families during wartime and the logistics of delivering mail to troops at war.

View exceptional examples of tableware and other functional objects crafted by Chinese artisans, who were influenced by new techniques and materials used in foreign luxury goods that were traded along the Silk Road. Also featured are portions of an elaborate stone burial couch for the tomb of one of the traders from Sogdiana (modern-day Uzbekistan and Tajikistan).

See how the distinctive Korean ceramic decoration technique -- sanggam -- that made stamped or carved motifs appear to float within a limpid green glaze evolved.

Chinese ceramics highlight glazes and the skills of Song dynasty artisans.

Full-color photographs capture the awe-inspiring beauty of the cosmos as seen through high-powered terrestrial and orbiting telescopes.

Modern and contemporary Japanese ceramics by Living National Treasures to young virtuosos are featured in this installation.

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

Visit some of the newest members of the Zoo family.

This display case honors two people instrumental in the creation of the National Museum of American History.

More than 100 of the Freer's jades and bronzes -- among the greatest treasures of Chinese art outside China -- are on view.

The diversity and outstanding quality of Africa's arts are reflected in some 112 objects collected by the museum during the past 10 years.

This gallery features famous "firsts" and record-setting aviators during the 1920s and 30s.

This exhibition of some 700 works of Native art from throughout North, Central, and South America demonstrates the breadth of the museum's renowned collection and highlight the historic importance of many of these iconic objects.

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.

This exhibition examines fictional and actual stories from the history of the world's best known mail carriers.

This major exhibition hall focuses on the story of human origins and probes the ecological and genetic connections that human beings have had with the natural world over time.

This exhibition showcases major cultural and political figures who struggled to achieve civil rights for disenfranchised or marginalized groups.

A range of objects made from celluloid, the world's first commercially successful plastic, are highlighted in this case.

Explore the achievements and challenges of human spaceflight in the United States during the space shuttle and space station era.

This exhibition explores the history of money  -- coinage and currency --  from the earliest times to the present and showcases objects from the museum's National Numismatic Collection.