Past Exhibitions

Black Mosaic: Community, Race and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D.C.

See an exhibit about people of African descent who migrated to the Washington, DC area from Central and South America and the Caribbean. Vea una exposición de afrodescendientes que inmigraron hacia Washington, DC.

August 21, 1994 – September 4, 1995

Anacostia: Not the Same Old Story

Through an ongoing partnership between Lucy Ellen Moten Elementary School and the Anacostia Museum, students collect and prepare objects for display at the museum.

June 17, 1995 – August 27, 1995

The Moten Black Collectors Hall of Fame

Through an ongoing partnership between Lucy Ellen Moten Elementary School and the Anacostia Museum, students collect and prepare objects for display at the museum.

May 31, 1994 – June 19, 1994

Table of Plenty

Through an ongoing partnership between Lucy Ellen Moten Elementary School and the Anacostia Museum, students and adults from the community join ceramic sculptor Martha Jackson Jarvis in creating a sculpture.

November 2, 1993 – November 28, 1993

Always There: The African American Presence in American Quilts

Explore the history of African American quiltmaking from the late eighteenth century to the present. Organized by the Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc. of Louisville, KY, with additional materials supplied by the Anacostia Museum.

July 18, 1993 – October 17, 1993

American Indian Museum New York

Indians As Children See Them

Observe 43 works by New York City school children who share their understanding of Native American cultures in this 6th annual juried exhibition.

March 9, 1993 – May 30, 1993

The Kids Bridge

Visit a hands-on interactive exhibition from the Children's Museum of Boston which allows kids to explore issues about identity, ethnicity, race, and racism.

September 30, 1992 – March 1, 1993

Star Trek

Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the debut of the television show Star Trek, this exhibition addresses the social, political, and cultural issues and themes raised in the series.

February 28, 1992 – January 31, 1993

American Indian Museum New York

Indians As Children See Them

Enjoy 51 works of children's art selected for the Fifth Annual Juried Native American Art & Essay Exhibition. The art works selected offer vivid interpretations of Native American cultures as depicted by New York school children ages 5 through 18.

February 19, 1992 – April 19, 1992

Lego Animals

See LEGO animal models produced by master model builders at LEGO Systems, Inc.

September 24, 1991 – November 10, 1991

The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly

Try a hands-on exhibit targeted toward children and adults who do not ordinarily go to zoos.

September 19, 1991 – November 3, 1991

American Indian Museum New York

Indians As Children See Them

Discover 51 works by New York schoolchildren who offer vivid interpretations of Native American cultures in the Fourth Annual Juried Native American Art & Essay Exhibition.

March 19, 1991 – June 2, 1991

Principles of Flight

Visit a hands-on interactive exhibit that helps children understand how planes fly.

January 31, 1991 – March 31, 1991

Dinamation's Dinosaurs Alive and in Color

Watch 18 robotic dinosaurs move and roar in simulated prehistoric habitats. Ten nests of offspring eat and crane their necks toward visitors.

April 12, 1990 – January 2, 1991

Natural History Museum

RAP 25th Anniversary Exhibition

See 2 kites from the Smithsonian's Resident Associate Program Kite Festival.

September 16, 1990 – December 31, 1990

Drawings and Things by Rowland Emett

Take a light-hearted look at aircraft and spacecraft, Including drawings, paintings, and artistic machines by the artist who created the moving sculpture Pussiewillow II for the Air and Space Museum.

December 21, 1989 – November 26, 1990

20th-century Dinosaurs

Marvel at 24 large, colorful, welded sculptures of dinosaurs by Jim Gary, made out of automobile and truck parts.

April 12, 1990 – August 10, 1990

Natural History Museum

The Real McCoy: African-American Invention and Innovation, 1619-1930

African American inventors, from prominent figures such as George Washington Carver to anonymous innovators, have made important contributions to American technology.

May 21, 1989 – May 31, 1990

Cooper Hewitt Design Museum

Surprise! Surprise! Pop-up and Movable Books

Visit a selection of pop-up books representing subjects ranging from medicine to children's fairy tales, including examples by Lothar Meggendorfer and others.

October 27, 1987 – February 21, 1988

Second Great International Paper Airplane Contest Winners

See the 40 winning entries in the Second Great International Paper Airplane Contest sponsored by NASM, Science 85 and Seattle's Museum of Flight, along with the paper airplane flown by Senator Jake Garn on a recent space shuttle mission.

July 24, 1985 – November 4, 1986

Cooper Hewitt Design Museum

Toys from the Nuremberg Spielzeug Museum

Delight in more than 75 toys from Nuremberg, an important German toy-manufacturing center since the 14th century. See dolls and doll carriages, doll-houses and their furnishings, blocks, pop-up books, a model railroad, games, mechanical, and optical toys.

March 4, 1986 – May 11, 1986

"Here, Look at Mine!" - John N. Robinson and Larry Francis Lebby Art Show

John Robinson, a painter, and Larry Francis Lebby, a stone lithographer, come from different generations and geographies. Yet, vital themes of family, neighbors, and the natural environment link the artists.

November 14, 1982 – February 28, 1983

Anna J. Cooper: A Voice from the South

Dr. Anna J. Cooper (1858-1964) was a pathbreaking educator, scholar, writer, community organizer, and civil rights activist in Washington, DC. Photographs, artifacts, and recreated home and classroom settings document her life and achievements.

February 1, 1981 – September 30, 1982