See ceramics by Wayne Higby, one of the most innovative second-generation artists coming out of the post-World War II American ceramic studio movement.

Explore the relationship between the art of dance and the evolution of a modern American identity through images of performers, choreographers, and impresarios.

See stamps that have shaped history and honored people and places around the world.

Trace the journeys of three historic letters by analyzing different kinds of mail markings. 

Browse tens of thousands of stamps, mail, medals, dies, and other artifacts from the National Philatelic Collection.

Examine a 1918 Inverted Jenny and 12 other philatelic gems that are rarely on view.

Explore your own connection with stamps, create your own stamp design, and learn how stamps are produced.

Browse stamps from every country that has ever produced stamps -- including countries that no longer exist!

Discover how mud masons maintain the spectacular traditional architecture of Djenne, Mali, in the modern world.

What is a souvenir? What becomes a souvenir? Find out in this exhibition!

See how Native Anishinaabe artists past and present have been inspired by their deep indigenous roots in the Great Lakes region.

Artist Rina Banerjee's artworks invite viewers to share her fascination in materials.

Through larger-than-life sculptures, learn how some of the smallest creatures in the ocean -- ocean pteropods (“sea butterflies”) -- are faring in the face of increasing ocean acidification. 

See how three late-20th-century photographers view the American landscape -- as drive-through scenery rather than the entrancing wilderness of the 19th century.

Captivating images by photojournalist Brian Skerry reveal the mystery and beauty of the undersea world.

Trace the trajectory of Martin Luther King Jr.’s career, from his rise to prominence as the leader of the national civil rights movement to his work as an anti-war activist and advocate for those living in poverty.

See how photography in America evolved from a documentary medium to an artistic genre. 

Learn how Little Golden Books made children's literature more widely available and transformed children's reading habits.

Some 20 patent models from the museum's collections, submitted between 1790 and 1880, reveal technological innovations and changing social roles during the period.

 Experience how artist Roger Ballen organizes visual chaos into visual coherency.