This exhibition features 66 objects produced in the 1980s and 1990s from the Charles and Fleur Bresler Collection to highlight contemporary wood turning's growing sophistication.

As part of the museum's celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, on view in several cases are artifacts that show how Americans have experienced Mexico from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s.

Objects in this case reveal how U.S. involvement in the Mexican Revolution affected politics and society on both sides of the border.

The featured artists draw upon this rich subject in multifaceted ways, using both the material and concept of skin as a metaphor for widespread issues.

Gossage's photographs of a small pond in Maryland reveal moments of grace and elegance in a seemingly mundane place and recall Henry David Thoreau's Walden.

Drawn from the Portrait Gallery's permanent collection, this exhibition features individuals prominent in sports, entertainment, and other fields of endeavor during the last 10 years.

Compelling botanical illustrations convey the vital importance of plant conservation.

Artist Theo Eshetu's Brave New World II is a compelling video installation.

The Black Box theater showcases rotating exhibitions of contemporary artists who use film or video as their creative medium. Currently on view is Superflex's Flooded McDonald's.

This exhibition documents how the Gullah people of Georgia and South Carolina have retained traces of their West African culture and language their enslaved ancestors brought to the Americas.

The National Postal Museum celebrates the 125th anniversary of its National Philatelic Collection, which predates the museum by more than 100 years, with this exhibition that traces the history of this national treasure.

The craze for blue-and-white porcelain in Whistler's England during the 1870s is revealed through 23 works of art.

This exhibition showcases 57 major Rockwell paintings and drawings from the private collections of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.

Learn about Native people who have been active participants in contemporary music during the past century.

See the finalists from Smithsonian magazine's 7th annual photo contest.  View 30 photographs from the 45,000 entries received from around the world .

By tracing the story of the beautiful coiled basket on two continents, Grass Roots demonstrates the enduring contribution of African peoples and cultures to American life in southeastern United States.

See pins from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's collection, highlighting her use of jewelry as a tool of diplomacy and capturing her wit.

Featured are nearly 100 paintings and drawings created by Haiti's young people at Plas Timoun (The Children's Place), arts centers housed in converted buses at two locations in Port-au-Prince.

This exhibition on innovative book design highlights movable, pop-up, folding, and multiple-construction books from the year 1570 to the present day.

On view are some of the finest Chinese paintings in the Freer Gallery's collection that trace the development of Chinese painting over generations.