This exhibition presents a later moment in the history of tea when enjoyment of powdered tea (matcha) became widespread among artisans, townspeople, and farmers.

On view in this small exhibition to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural ball is ephemera from the ball, including the invitation and menu, as well as engravings illustrating the night's events and other artifacts.

This exhibition explores the Rococo style and its continuing revivals up to the present day.

This exhibition showcases the museum's collection of World War II V-mail correspondence.

View photographs by 13 Native high school students, mainly representing tribes from Oregon and Washington State, who visited the Oregon College of Art and Craft in the summer of 2007.

This multimedia installation by James Luna (Luiseno) pays tribute to Pablo Tac, a 19th-century Luiseno Indian who traveled to Rome in 1834 from the San Luis Rey Mission in California to study for the priesthood.

This exhibition features a group of decorative paintings by American artists Thomas Dewing and Dwight Tryon whose interest in surface beauty resonated with the work of James McNeill Whistler.

As the fifth guest curators in the exhibition series, the Brazilian brothers Fernando and Huberto Campana produce an installation of selected works from the museum's collection.

Images of hip hop stars are as pervasive as the music itself, and the National Portrait Gallery is featuring the work of artists who have explored this phenomenon.

View love letters from the Archives' collection sent to and received from American artists that provide insights into their lives.

Habitat changes have led to the decline of Hawaiian native birds; at least 55 species have gone extinct since the arrival of humans. The Hawaiian honeycreepers exemplify this decline.

This retrospective of the works of neo-expressionist artist John Alexander is the first full-scale examination of the artist's three-decade career.

Films include themes of chance and improvisation.

More than 100 objects provide a rich archaeological view of the ancient Asian country Colchis—land of the Golden Fleece.

Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus (May 23, 1707-Jan. 10, 1778) is known as the father of modern taxonomy.