More than 150 works created by the diverse people of the Benue River Valley in Central Nigeria are featured. This valley is the source of the most abstract, dramatic, and inventive sculpture in sub-Saharan Africa.

View works by 15 award-winning emerging artists with disabilities, ages 16-25.

Artist Shih Chieh Huang's creations, inspired by bioluminescent marine organisms, evoke a sense of wonder and curiosity as they "float" in the darkness of the gallery.

To mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, the museum offers a close-up view of more than 50 objects from the three sites: New York City; the Pentagon; and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. 

See BK Adams's imaginary landscapes that draw upon his surroundings.

See Nira Pereg's video 67 Bows that was inspired by a visit to the Karlsruhe Zoo in Germany and features a flock of flamingos.

In this small-scale exhibition, themes that recur in James McNeill Whistler's works are examined.

Seven artists from across the country offer provocative artistic responses to the Asian experience in America and the meaning of being Asian American.

See how actress and stand-up comic Phyllis Diller kept track of her trove of 50,000 jokes.

See 26 works of art dating from 1960 to 1980.

See eight objects featured in the U.S. Postal Service's Pioneers of American Industrial Design series of Forever stamps.

See the actual rescue capsule used to rescue the 33 Chilean miners trapped underground for two months in 2010.

In his video Beirut, multimedia artist Hale Tenger filmed the facade of the St. George Hotel -- the site of the assassination of Rafik Hariri, former prime minister of Lebanon -- during its renovation.

In this photography exhibition, learn how museum scientists examine the world’s diversity of life and culture up close.

Have a look at Indigenous science and gain a Native perspective on global climate change through photographs, video, and audio clips.

See Bill Bond's original painting used to create the Owney stamp.

See some outstanding treasures from the Sackler's collection of ancient Iranian ceramics.

Note: Exhibition temporarily off view for gallery refurbishment. Will reopen July 24, 2012.

This exhibition examines the American ingenuity that energized all aspects of 19th-century society, from the painting of landscapes and scenes of everyday life to the planning of scientific expeditions and the development of new mechanical devices.

Experience the true flavor, or "sabor," of Latin music in the United States and the influence Latin music genres have had on American popular music.

Explore the cultural integration and diffusion of African American and American Indian people, especially those of blended heritage, through this collection of twenty banners.