On view for the first time are 68 of the world's finest and most luxurious imperial Ottoman royal textiles.

On view are selected objects related to musician Ray Charles.

Examine an overview of Latin American portraiture, comprising more than 100 portraits from over 15 countries beginning in the Precolumbian era, continuing through the Viceregal and Independence periods, and into the modern era.

See the work of 6 Bell Multicultural High School students in the National Portrait Gallery's Teen Ambassadors program who curated Faces of Inspiration, an 8-panel interpretive exhibition showcasing 24 of their photographs and personal essays on community members who they view as heroes.

On view are 39 photographs that document the lives of the Sami -- indigenous people living today in northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula in Russia.

This exhibition, curated by Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare, explores modes of transportation, from the 16th to the 20th centuries, as both a means of economic advancement and as a leisure time activity.

To mark the 65th anniversary of John Lennon's birth and National Stamp Collecting Month, the museum presents Lennon's childhood stamp album.

Music played an important role in ancient Chinese culture and was also richly presented in the visual arts.

View 15 award-winning works of art by young artists (ages 16-25) with disabilities.

In multimedia works created over the last 15 years, Alan Michelson's work focuses on both the city and state of New York and reveals his continuing interest in history and origins.

This display features a UFW flag, posters, buttons, and a short-handled hoe used by a California farm laborer to mark the 40th anniversary of the strike.

In three cases, a variety of objects from the museum's collection document various aspects of Latino and Latin American history and culture, including religion, popular culture, business, sports, labor, and entertainment.

This small, focused exhibition, with 47 works from both the Freer and Sackler collections, examines the meanings and uses of gold in different Asian cultures.

To evoke the meanings of clouds within Asia and the fluidity of those meanings for people who inhabit multiple cultures, Chinese American artist Mei-ling Hom created this serene and contemplative installation of 30 cloud-like forms.

As part of the Directions series, a monumental banner (70 feet by 25 feet) by New York-based artist Jim Hodges is featured across the building above the museum's main entrance on Independence Avenue.

Most of the major works that Freer acquired during his first 12 years as a collector were images of beautiful women by James McNeill Whistler, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, or Abbott Handerson Thayer.

On view are handmade greeting card created to celebrate holidays and special occasions by Ernest Dudley Chase.

Multimedia sound artist Janet Cardiff (b. 1957, Canada) has designed a site-specific, outdoor audio walking tour around the Hirshhorn and National Mall titled "Words drawn in water."