Marking the 250th anniversary of the British, French, and Indian War, this exhibition of more than 300 objects and works of art explores the 3-sided epic struggle for North America and its effects worldwide.

The Black Box Theater showcases rotating exhibitions of contemporary artists who use film or video as their creative medium. Films or videos run continuously.

As hostilities between the colonists and the Crown grew, many people began protesting high postage rates by sending their letters "out of the mails."  Learn how Americans circumvented the official post during the Revolutionary War era.

Inaugurated in 2000, the National Design Triennial is an ongoing exhibition program that seeks out and presents the most innovative American designs covering various fields, including product design, architecture, furniture, film, graphics, new technologies, animation, science, medicine, and fashion.

The exhibition celebrates Baker’s life during the 100th anniversary year of her birth.

While the American History Museum is closed for renovation (Sept. 5, 2006-fall 2008), more than 150 highlights from the museum are on view here.

This Archives of American Art exhibition reveals artist Joseph Cornell's sense of wonder and illuminates his creative process.

See 76 original artworks commissioned by the United States Postal Service during the last 50 years for stamps that pay tribute to American history.

Arabella Grayson's interest in finding paper playthings that looked like her evolved into a passionate journey.

Steven Cummings's passion is photographing people in and around the city -- who as it turns out, often wear caps and hats.

With precise, up-to-date images captured by high-tech satellites, geologists, meteorologists, and other scientists can now study how the Earth changes from day to day and year to year.

When the fur trade collapsed, Inuit families throughout the Canadian Arctic had to abandon their nomadic traditions, more to towns, and learn another way of life. With limited opportunities, many Inuit hunter-trappers became renowned carvers.

On view are 7 still-life groupings -- assembled by Australian ceramic artist Gwyn Hanssen Pigott.

On view are 26 paintings by such legendary American artists as William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam, Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, and John Twachtman from the Halff Collection.

This exhibition features freestanding sculptures recently created by 9 international contemporary artists of different generations.

On view are some 30 of Robert Creamer's high-resolution images of plants and animals that show the effects of time.

For the first time, many of the most important codices in the world from the 2nd to 10th centuries are on view.