Learn how life on Earth evolved and see highlights from the museum's unrivaled collection of 46 million fossils.

Discover how the Inka (Inca) built more than 20,000 miles of roads over the Andes Mountains and through the jungles of Amazonia without wheeled vehicles, iron tools, or draft animals.

Learn how business and innovation helped the United States develop from a small dependent agricultural nation to one of the world's largest economies.

This exhibition explores the work of Alexander Gardner, who took the iconic cracked-plate portrait of President Abraham Lincoln on February 5, 1865.

See how self-taught Washington, D.C., artist "Mingering Mike" exercised his youthful fantasy of being a famous soul singer/songwriter in the late 1960s and the 1970s -- and reflected the aspirations of countless other kids who dreamed of being discovered.

Six murals by Atlanta-based artist Hale Woodruff for Talladega College, Alabama, trace the rise of African Americans from slavery to freedom.

To celebrate the history of Nigerian photography, this exhibition focuses on the collection of Chief Solomon Osagie Alonge, one of Nigeria's premiere early photographers.

How do we learn about dinosaurs and their ecosystems? Come see some of their fossils and find out!

Learn about the latest developments in American technology. 

Experience the majesty, diversity, and value of the nation's wilderness areas through large-format photographs by professional, amateur, and student photographers.

Learn about the treaties that lie at the heart of the relationship between Indian nations and the United States.

Relive the experiences of those who left the comforts of home and civilization to move into the western territories of the new United States in search of profit and a better life -- and of those displaced by westward expansion. 

Paintings, photographs, documents, and objects reveal the personal lives and professional rivalries of Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Examine the relationship between China and the United States through stamps and mail.

What do we mean when we say someone is "cool"? Find out in this exhibition.

This exhibition explores the "American Dream" as lived by American Indians. Through photographs, artifacts, videos, and interactive stations, learn about the Indian American experience and their dynamic role in shaping American society.

Photographs, prints, drawings, and maps reveal how the Civil War affected life in the District of Columbia. 

Photographs reveal the human effects of climate change and natural disasters on communities around the world.

Explore the birth of the biotech industry and the science and industry behind the first major product of the biotech boom: recombinant human insulin.

Nearly 100 works show how Latino artists tackled classic American themes and actively participated in the artistic movements of their day.