Past Exhibitions | Smithsonian Institution

Child's Play

Enjoy an exhibition of 14 educational toys, the result of a juried international competition, that celebrate UNESCO'S International Year of the Child.

June 15, 1979 – September 9, 1979

Renwick Gallery

Ten Years of Sesame Street

Mark the 10th anniversary of the TV program with Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, part of the stage set and properties plus video tapes of shows.

June 1, 1979 – September 3, 1979

American History Museum

Teddy and the Bear

See the original Teddy bear made in 1903 by the Ideal Toy Company, inspired by an incident in which President Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear cub.

December 1, 1978 – January 1, 1979

American History Museum

DC Art Association - Exhibition '78

Members of the District of Columbia Art Association display artwork, including sculptures and paintings in oil, watercolor, and acrylic. Student work from Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Wilkinson Elementary School is also on display.

September 15, 1978 – November 12, 1978

Anacostia Community Museum

The Animal in Art

See the work of local artists, involved in assisting with the three Sunday "Sketch-Ins" at the zoo.

November 20, 1977 – October 31, 1978

National Zoo

Phil Ratner's Washington

Artist and art teacher Phil Ratner creates drawings, sculptures, and portraits to honor his hometown of Washington, DC. His students at Anacostia High School contribute drawings and a mural to the exhibition.

April 16, 1978 – August 27, 1978

Anacostia Community Museum

Kids as Architects

Enjoy 13 imaginative drawings by elementary school students that represent their ideas for such projects as an "Energy House", a "Snug-a-Bug House", "Hideaway for Two", and "Kids Only Town".

December 16, 1977 – August 13, 1978

Renwick Gallery

Miniature Zoo

Be charmed by a collection of 19th century animal figures, toy zoos, Noah's arks and other miniature fauna.

December 15, 1978 – March 30, 1978

National Zoo

The Anacostia Story: 1608-1930

Follow the history and development of Anacostia, a neighborhood in southeast Washington, DC from pre-1608 to 1930.

March 6, 1977 – January 8, 1978

Anacostia Community Museum

John N. Robinson: A Retrospective

John N. Robinson began to paint at the age of twelve and studied art with Professors James V. Herring and James A. Porter at Howard University. In the late 1920s, he moved from northwest Washington, DC to Anacostia, a neighborhood in the city’s southeast. Inspired by daily life in Anacostia, he painted family, neighbors, landscapes and lilacs. The Anacostia Neighborhood Museum presents this retrospective in cooperation with the Corcoran Gallery of Art, part of the Corcoran’s Bicentennial year series featuring the work of Washington, DC artists. The exhibition will be at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from June 18 through July 30, 1976.

May 9, 1976 – June 13, 1976

Anacostia Community Museum

East Bank Artists

The Anacostia Neighborhood Museum creates a communal space for artists working east of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC to share their work.

June 15, 1975 – August 24, 1975

Anacostia Community Museum

A Child's World: Sears, Roebuck and Company Collection of American Toys, 1890-1960

Enjoy over 500 cast iron and tinplate toys.

January 1, 1972 – January 1, 1974

American History Museum

Anacostia Today: The Evolution of a Community, Part 2: Continued

Originally shown in 1972 as part of Museum’s fifth anniversary, this exhibit continues its focus on five major topics of deep concern to the residents of Anacostia, a neighborhood in southeast Washington, DC.

March 1, 1973 – July 31, 1973

Anacostia Community Museum

The Evolution of a Community, Part 1: 1608-1955

Witness the history of Anacostia, a neighborhood in southeast Washington, DC, from 1608 until shortly after World War II, as drawn from interviews with longtime residents.

February 27, 1972 – August 31, 1972

Anacostia Community Museum