On view from the Eugene and Clare Thaw collection are staircase models, with the majority from 19th-century France.

On view are approximately 85 traditional sculpted art works, including masks, figures, musical instruments, ceramics, fabric, and beaded costumes from the New Orleans Museum of Art. 

On view are 49 black-and-white photographs that depict everyday life in an African village taken by Malian youths, ages 12-17.

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The exhibition features 77 extraordinary objects showcasing the integration of art and daily life in Native cultures throughout the hemisphere.

On view are 28 drawings and lithographs by Navajo artist R. C. Gorman (1931-2005), featuring both his well-known works of monumental women and Indian "madonnas" and his lesser-known prints.

See over 100 works spanning the 17th to the 20th century by some of Mexico's most renowned artists, including Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, Jorge Gonzalez Camarena, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. 

This highly visual exhibition presents the history, community impact, and support of instrumental music education in Washington, D.C., public schools from the 1880s to 2006.

Enjoy approximately 80 rarely-seen objects and artworks selected from the Smithsonian's varied collections that reflect Colombia's rich artistic, historic, cultural, and natural heritage.

This mini retrospective of contemporary artist Simryn Gill (b. 1959) features three works created between 1992 and 2006 and is her first major exhibition in the United States. 

See some 20 photographs with accompanying text that highlight the significance of our land and its resources and share how we can protect our heritage.

On view are approximately 80 of her ceramic works, including wall reliefs, freestanding sculpture, and sculptural vessels.

Films by Jesper Just (approx. 4-5 min. each).

Recent gifts of 4 early works by American-born artist John Baldessari (b. 1931, California) provide an overview of the artist's important early period, in which he questioned the role of art and became a primary force in establishing what would later be termed "conceptual" art.

See more than 250 works, including traditional clothing, masks, modern textile designs, sculptures, paintings and works of art on paper from the Department of Interior's Indian Arts and Crafts Board headquarters collection.

To celebrate the historic Patent Office Building's 170th anniversary, this exhibition tells its story from its construction begun in 1836 to the current 2000-2006 restoration.

Through some 70 masterpieces, this exhibition explores how portraits expressed cultural identities in Asia and the ancient Near East throughout millennia.

This exhibition features approximately 200 works in a variety of media -- from photographs and paintings to conceptual works and videos -- by artist William Wegman.

This exhibition explores images of children and their relationship to the American quest for national identity during the 19th century.