On view are 20 portraits from an exhibition, which toured the U.S. from 1944 through 1954, entitled Portraits of Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin.

French poster artist Paul Colin (1892-1985), published a portfolio of vividly colored lithographs titled "Le Tumulte Noir" ("The Black Craze") which captured the exuberant jazz music and dance that dazzled Paris in the 1920s.

Maps, models, photographs, graphics, and text examine the decline of amphibian populations and the unique characteristics that make them vulnerable to changes in their environments.

Mail covers -- some franked by important people of the day -- illustrate mail carried in America by British and American Posts.

22 paintings on hand scrolls, albums, screens, doors, and fans, dating from the 13th to early 20th centuries, highlight Japanese visual narration. 

This one-gallery exhibition explores the context and creation of the tamanu wood sculpture Hina and Two Attendants (1892), which was created by this French artist while in Tahiti.

25 objects from Japan, Korean, China, Turkey, and Vietnam focus on the centuries-old Japanese tea ceremony.  

This controversial exhibition features 37 photos of bandaged and masked figures from Actionism, Austria's performance-based movement of the 1960s.

Explore the direct mail industry through this hands-on exhibition featuring interactive displays, videos, computer games, holograms, and graphics.

Two showcases feature 8 vintage guitars and 2 amps that trace the history of the electric guitar and the people involved -- the manufacturers, players, makers, and inventors.

Some 400 objects provide a collective biography of the people who worked together to create Broadway and Hollywood musicals from the 1860s to the present.

Discover interesting facts behind the creation of 6 individual stamps.

This topical display features stamps that share the theme of chess, including stamps depicting famous chess world champions and traditional chess pieces.

71 paintings and watercolors spanning three decades illustrate the symbolic content of this German-born American artist.

This small collection of letters, photos, and related objects examines the relationship between American immigrants and their families.

Works by 14 contemporary American artists address the unity, variety, and continuity of American culture.