Past Exhibitions | Smithsonian Institution

¡Presente! A Latino History of the United States

The inaugural exhibition of the Molina Famliy Gallery, ¡Presente! A Latino History of the United States, reveals how Latinos have shaped the nation since before its founding.

June 18, 2022 – July 20, 2025

American History Museum

¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues: En los barrios y las grandes ligas

This exhibit features the historic role baseball has played as a social and cultural force within Latino communities across the nation.

July 2, 2021 – January 2, 2023

American History Museum

¡De última hora!: Latinas Report Breaking News

Working in the fast-paced, ever-changing environment of broadcast news, these women shaped and shape the narrative for major historical events.

September 15, 2023 – August 17, 2025

American History Museum

Zhandra Rhodes Gown

In conjunction with RAP's 20th anniversary is a chiffon evening gown created by British designer Zhandra Rhodes.

October 1, 1985 – October 28, 1985

American History Museum

Your Smithsonian Libraries

On view are 20 panels depicting items in the collections of each of the 20 Smithsonian Libraries and some 12 books that reveal the breadth and variety of the Libraries' holdings.

May 26, 2006 – September 4, 2006

American History Museum

You Must Remember This

See costumes worn by movie stars and other memorablia from Warner Bros. Studio.

February 1, 2012 – November 16, 2015

American History Museum

Yesterday's Tomorrows: Past Visions of the American Future

See more than 300 objects--toys, models, posters, photographs, costumes, advertisements, drawings--created by artists, engineers, inventors, film makers, and other visionaries of the last 100 years.

August 7, 1984 – September 30, 1984

American History Museum

Illustrating the impact of world's fairs on modern life, this exhibit covers fairs from London's mid-19th-century Crystal Palace through fairs and expositions in Paris, New York, Chicago, St. Louis, and others up to 1940.

February 12, 1992 – September 26, 1992

American History Museum

World War II: Sharing Memories

View items such as paintings of wartime scenes commissioned by the U.S. armed forces, ration books, and war bond posters that reflect experiences of people on the battlefield and on the home front.

June 15, 1995 – November 12, 1995

American History Museum

World War II Photographic Perspectives

To commemorate the opening of the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, a selection of photographs taken between 1941 and 1945 are on view to document Americans both at war and at home.

May 27, 2004 – May 30, 2005

American History Museum

World War II GI: The American Soldier's Experience

The experience of the average GI (government issue) World War II soldier is examined.

October 29, 1993 – June 1, 2002

American History Museum

World War I Field Utility Chest of Kaiser Wilhelm II

See the contents of the case, which include the Berlin dog license issued to the Kaiser's dachshund.

December 1, 1974 – December 31, 1974

American History Museum

Working People

Award-winning photographer Milton Rogovin documents the shared experiences of steel workers and coal miners around the world.

January 21, 1992 – July 19, 1992

American History Museum

Workers and Managers: The Crises of Control in American Manufacturing

Trace methods of worker control by management from the 1870s to the present.

October 2, 1989 – February 28, 1990

American History Museum

Wonder Woman: Symbol of the 80s

Examine the comic book character, "Wonder Woman", through this exhibition.

March 11, 1982 – May 4, 1982

American History Museum

Women in the Navy

Several articles of military dress, accompanied by photographs, portray the evolution of the role of women in the Navy.

September 14, 1984 – November 15, 1984

American History Museum

Women in the Navy

View examples of the changing role of women in the Navy.

March 3, 1980 – June 15, 1980

American History Museum

Women in the Crafts

See examples of craft objects made by women, taken from the collections of the museum.

August 1, 1974 – August 31, 1974

American History Museum

Women in Science in 19th-century America

View photographs, portraits, research tools and apparatus, and publications of pioneering American women scientists.

September 15, 1978 – January 12, 1979

American History Museum

Women in Politics

The role of women is traced from supportive to active, through the suffrage struggle to current activities.

August 1, 1973 – August 31, 1973

American History Museum

Women and Rookwood Pottery

Founded in 1880 by Maria Longworth Nichols in Cincinnati, the company developed various types of art pottery which influenced the art pottery movement of the late 19th century.

August 1, 1974 – August 31, 1974

American History Museum

Women War Workers

Though objects and photos, this showcase examines the issue of women working in industries during WWII, and the conflicts resulting from reduced opportunities at the war's end.

May 27, 1995 – March 27, 1996

American History Museum

With Pen and Graver: Women Graphic Artists Before 1900

The changing role of women in the 19th and early 20th century is examined through prints, photographs of women printmakers, copperplates, books, and tools.

February 24, 1995 – January 28, 1996

American History Museum

Winter Sports

See prints of wintry scenes; picture post cards, some 100 years old; and several 18th and 19th century sleighs.

December 1, 1977 – December 31, 1977

American History Museum

Winter Relief: A Selection of Relief Prints

See a selection of black-and-white and color prints depicting winter scenes.

January 15, 1992 – February 15, 1992

American History Museum