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  • Portraits of Planet Ocean: The Photography of Brian Skerry

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

    September 17, 2013 – October 4, 2015

    Natural History Museum

  • Mr. Wizard

    Personal papers, files and other items belonging to the late Don Herbert—Mr. Wizard—the well-known TV science educator from the 1950s-80s, recently acquired by the museum, are on display.

    July 1, 2015 – October 2, 2015

    American History Museum

  • Hawaii by Air

    In the early days of flight, getting to Hawaii, one of the most remote places on Earth, was a challenge. See how things have changed since then.

    July 25, 2014 – August 23, 2015

    Air and Space Museum

  • The Early Sixties: American Science

    See some cutting-edge technology circa 1964, the year the National Museum of American History (originally the Museum of History and Technology) opened.

    April 25, 2014 – August 23, 2015

    American History Museum

  • Outside the Spacecraft: 50 Years of Extra-Vehicular Activity

    This exhibition presents art, photography, artifacts, and personal accounts that relate the continuing story of EVA.

    January 8, 2015 – June 8, 2015

    Air and Space Museum

  • Unearthing Arabia: The Archaeological Adventures of Wendell Phillips

    The exhibition highlights Phillips’s key expedition finds, recreates his adventures (and misadventures), and conveys the thrill of discovery on the last great archaeological frontier.

    October 11, 2014 – June 7, 2015

    Asian Art Museum Sackler Gallery

  • Orchids: Interlocking Science and Beauty

    Thousands of live orchids and the opportunity to explore how new ideas, technologies, and inventions change the way we study, protect, and enjoy these beautiful plants.

    January 24, 2015 – April 26, 2015

    Natural History Museum

  • The Lost Bird Project

    Bronze sculptures immortalize North American birds that have been driven to extinction.

    March 27, 2014 – March 15, 2015

    Smithsonian Gardens

  • The Singing and the Silence: Birds in Contemporary Art

    Explore how contemporary artists employ bird imagery as a conduit for understanding contemporary culture.

    October 31, 2014 – February 22, 2015

    American Art Museum

  • 3-D Portrait of President Obama

    In 2014, President Barack Obama became the first President to be scanned using 3-D technology. Data from the scan were used to create his portraits, and a 3-D printed bust will be on view for Presidents Day weekend Friday, Feb. 13, through Monday, Feb. 16, 2015.

    February 13, 2015 – February 16, 2015

    Portrait Gallery

  • Preview Case: American Enterprise

    This sneak peek at the museum's renovations features a Google Cork Board server.

    September 14, 2013 – January 13, 2015

    American History Museum

  • 1965 Ford Mustang

    An silver-blue 1965 Ford Mustang evokes 1964, the year the museum opened to the public.

    April 25, 2014 – January 4, 2015

    American History Museum

  • The Great Picture

    See a 3,375-square-foot photograph taken in 2006 by the largest pinhole camera in the world.

    April 26, 2014 – November 17, 2014

    Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center

  • The Rex Room

    See what it takes to put a T. rex on view while the museum processes and scans this huge skeleton, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

    April 15, 2014 – October 20, 2014

    Natural History Museum

  • Spirit & Opportunity: 10 Years Roving across Mars

    See amazing images from Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity on the 10th anniversary of their landings on the Red Planet.

    January 3, 2014 – September 14, 2014

    Air and Space Museum

  • U.S.S. Starship Enterprise Model

    This model of the starship Enterprise was used in the filming of the Star Trek TV show, which ran from 1966 to 1969.

    1976 – September 10, 2014

    Air and Space Museum

  • Walk Among Dinosaurs! Augmented Reality Experience

    Walk with Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, and Troodon of the Late Cretaceous, through the use of augmented reality and motion tracking.

    May 21, 2014 – September 2, 2014

    Natural History Museum

  • Genome: Unlocking Life's Code

    Explore the future of genomics and learn what makes you ... you: DNA.

    June 14, 2013 – September 1, 2014

    Natural History Museum

  • Unintended Journeys

    Photographs and video reveal the effects of climate change and natural disasters on refugees from Bangladesh; East Africa; Haiti; Japan; and Louisiana, USA.

    February 7, 2014 – August 13, 2014

    Natural History Museum

  • Pollinarium

    Living plants, butterflies, and bees are used to explore pollination.

    April 19, 1996 – June 21, 2014

    National Zoo

  • Invertebrates

    This exhibition is home to dozens of invertebrate species -- the most abundant creatures on earth -- from sea stars to spiny lobsters, to giant African millipedes, to tarantulas, to a giant Pacific octopus.

    May 7, 1987 – June 21, 2014

    National Zoo

  • Whales: From Bone to Book

    Trace the process of Natural History from the discovery of a whale fossil on a beach to museum drawer to scientific illustration.

    May 25, 2013 – June 8, 2014

    Natural History Museum

  • Red Bull Stratos: Mission to the Edge of Space

    See the pressurized balloon gondola in which Felix Baumgartner traveled to the edge of space.

    April 2, 2014 – May 26, 2014

    Air and Space Museum

  • Dinosaurs: Reptiles, Masters of Land

    All of the old favorites are on view in the exhibition hall—Diplodocus, T. rex, and Triceratops—and more.

    December 4, 1981 – April 27, 2014

    Natural History Museum

  • Fossil Plants and Animals: The Conquest of Land

    Focus on the earliest plants and animals that evolved the complex adaptations needed to live on land through this exhibition.

    April 17, 1980 – April 27, 2014

    Natural History Museum


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