Past Exhibitions | Smithsonian Institution

1982 Friends of the National Zoo Photography Contest

See 50 photographs--winners and other entries in the annual competition sponsored by the Friends of the National Zoo.

April 1, 1982 – April 30, 1982

1982 Zoo Employee Art Show

Enjoy animal-oriented works in a variety of media--from pottery to pencil through photography--submitted by Zoo and FONZ personnel and volunteers.

March 1, 1982 – March 31, 1982

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California Condor Sculptures

See 3 life-size figures of the endangered California Condor, created by Erwin Hauer.

August 1, 1981 – August 28, 1981

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The Pelzman Memorial Glockenspiel

Delight in a glockenspiel featuring animated animals and music hourly.

May 16, 1976 – December 31, 1980

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FONZ Photo Contest Winners

See about 50 photographs, including winning prints in a Friends of the National Zoo contest. Zoo subjects are shown in black and white as well as in color.

April 1, 1979 – April 30, 1979

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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

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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

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Plant Portraits

Enjoy 50 botanical watercolors of pharmaceutical plants, combining great accuracy with sensitive insight, painted by the late Ida Hrubesky Pemberton.

October 16, 1974 – December 31, 1974

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Tropical Blossoms

See 35 color photos by Dr. Edward Ayensu, Chairman of the Smithsonian's Department of Botany, and Smithsonian photographer Kjell Sandved.

March 16, 1973 – May 15, 1973

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Electric Fishes Demonstration Lab

This multisensory lab is home to a 5-foot-long electric eel, capable of generating up to 800 volts of electricity.

October 6, 2017 – Moved to part of Amazonia

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