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  • Girl Scouts 1912-2012

    Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts by learning about the organization's history.

    June 1, 2012 – April 20, 2014

    American History Museum

  • Puppetry in America

    Meet the original Howdy Doody, Charlie McCarthy, and some of their puppet cousins and learn about their role in American culture.

    December 13, 2013 – April 13, 2014

    American History Museum

  • Gymnast Gabrielle Douglas

    See objects related to Olympic gymnast Gabrielle Douglas.

    February 1, 2013 – April 2, 2014

    American History Museum

  • 2012 Nature's Best Photography: Windland Smith Rice International Awards

    On view are winners in various categories from the 2012 Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards.

    June 7, 2013 – March 3, 2014

    Natural History Museum

  • Little Golden Books

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

    June 28, 2013 – January 12, 2014

    American History Museum

  • Grand Procession: Dolls from the Charles and Valerie Diker Collection

    See how five Native American artists turn a centuries-old tradition of doll making into a contemporary art form.

    April 20, 2013 – January 1, 2014

    American Indian Museum DC

  • The Incredible Bionic Man

    See the Bionic Man, a 6-foot-tall robot built entirely from bionic body parts and implantable synthetic organs.

    October 18, 2013 – December 10, 2013

    Air and Space Museum

  • Philatelic Gallery

    For both the serious collector and those who know little about the renowned hobby of stamp collecting, this gallery highlights some of the best philatic collections in the world.

    July 30, 1993 – September 21, 2013

    Postal Museum

  • One Life: Amelia Earhart

    Portraits of aviator Amelia Earhart tell the story of her career and pay special attention to her work on behalf of women's rights.

    June 29, 2012 – May 27, 2013

    Portrait Gallery

  • 2011 Nature's Best Photography: Windland Smith Rice International Awards

    On view are winners in various categories from the 2011 Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards.

    March 30, 2012 – April 7, 2013

    Natural History Museum

  • Titanoboa: Monster Snake

    See a model of Titanoboa cerrejonensis, an extinct snake measuring 48 feet long and weighing 2,500 pounds, which was discovered at a Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute-organized dig at the Cerrejon Mine in Colombia.

    March 30, 2012 – January 6, 2013

    Natural History Museum

  • Pure Land: Inside the Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang

    Colorful murals in a Chinese Buddhist cave temple of Dunhuang come alive with floating figures, performing musicians, and Buddhist sculpture in this hyper-real tour of one of the world's important treasures.

    December 1, 2012 – December 9, 2012

    Asian Art Museum Sackler Gallery

  • Pause and Play: A Pop-Up Gallery

    See popular culture items from the 1950s and early 1960s.

    May 1, 2012 – October 25, 2012

    American History Museum

  • The Art of Video Games

    In this exhibition, the museum is the first to comprehensively examine the evolution of video games as an artistic medium.

    March 16, 2012 – September 30, 2012

    American Art Museum

  • Art of the Stamp: Owney the Postal Dog

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

    July 20, 2011 – August 5, 2012

    Postal Museum

  • Small Spirits: Dolls from the National Museum of the American Indian

    Dolls from Native cultures throughout the Western Hemisphere are on view.

    March 5, 2011 – July 19, 2012

    American Indian Museum New York

  • 2012 US Presidential Scholars

    See works by eight young artists chosen as 2012 US Presidential Scholars.

    June 16, 2012 – July 4, 2012

    Portrait Gallery

  • MathAlive

    Learn math concepts in a fun, interactive, hands-on setting.

    March 10, 2012 – June 3, 2012

    Ripley Center

  • Invention Case: Jerome Lemelson: Toying with Invention

    On view in this case are notebooks with sketches of toy ideas and examples of some of the toys Jerome Lemelson invented.

    November 21, 2008 – May 30, 2012

    American History Museum

  • Behind the Scenes: The Real Story of Quileute Wolves

    See rare artworks and objects from the Quileute Nation that create a public forum for clarifying misconceptions and offering authentic interpretations of wolf mythology.

    January 13, 2012 – May 9, 2012

    American Indian Museum DC

  • National Treasures of Popular Culture

    This exhibition displays iconic and well-loved artifacts from popular culture from more than a century of collecting.

    November 21, 2008 – March 16, 2012

    American History Museum

  • The Wonder of Light: Touch and Learn

    View objects from the museums' collections related to light - a symbol of discovery.

    October 29, 2010 – February 6, 2012

    Smithsonian Castle

  • The Bright Beneath: The Luminous Art of Shih Chieh Huang

    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.

    September 3, 2011 – January 8, 2012

    Natural History Museum

  • Invention at Play

    This exhibition focuses on the similarities between the ways children and adults play and the creative skills and processes used by inventors.

    November 21, 2008 – November 27, 2011

    American History Museum

  • Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop & Turn

    This exhibition on innovative book design highlights movable, pop-up, folding, and multiple-construction books from the year 1570 to the present day.

    June 14, 2010 – September 5, 2011

    American History Museum


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