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Displaying 25 of 5,242 exhibitions.


  • Girl Scouts 1912-2012

    Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts by learning about the organization's history.

    June 1, 2012 – April 20, 2014

    American History Museum

  • Invention and the Patent Model

    Some 20 patent models from the museum's collections, submitted between 1790 and 1880, reveal technological innovations and changing social roles during the period.

    June 20, 2013 – April 20, 2014

    American History Museum

  • The Birth of Biotech

    Explore the birth of the biotech industry and the science and industry behind the first major product of the biotech boom: recombinant human insulin.

    October 24, 2013 – April 20, 2014

    American History Museum

  • Puppetry in America

    Meet the original Howdy Doody, Charlie McCarthy, and some of their puppet cousins and learn about their role in American culture.

    December 13, 2013 – April 13, 2014

    American History Museum

  • Postal Inspectors: The Silent Service

    This exhibition spotlights the oldest federal law enforcement agency and its role in fighting crime.

    February 2, 2007 – April 8, 2014

    Postal Museum

  • Gymnast Gabrielle Douglas

    See objects related to Olympic gymnast Gabrielle Douglas.

    February 1, 2013 – April 2, 2014

    American History Museum

  • Our Peoples: Giving Voice to Our Histories

    This exhibition discusses events that shaped the lives and outlook of Native peoples from 1491 to the present.

    September 21, 2004 – March 14, 2014

    American Indian Museum DC

  • Ceramics from Thailand

    Discover the variety of ceramics produced in Thailand across four millennia.

    July 13, 2013 – March 13, 2014

    Asian Art Museum Sackler Gallery

  • 2012 Nature's Best Photography: Windland Smith Rice International Awards

    On view are winners in various categories from the 2012 Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards.

    June 7, 2013 – March 3, 2014

    Natural History Museum

  • In Memoriam: Pete Seeger

    View a photograph of American musician and social activist Pete Seeger (1919-2014) taken by Sid Grossman in the late 1940s.

    January 28, 2014 – March 3, 2014

    Portrait Gallery

  • Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art

    More than 90 works show how Latino artists tackled classic American themes and actively participated in the artistic movements of their day.

    October 25, 2013 – March 2, 2014

    American Art Museum

  • Bound for Freedom's Light: African Americans and the Civil War

    Images from the museum's collection are used to explore the roles individual African Americans played during the Civil War.

    February 1, 2013 – March 2, 2014

    Portrait Gallery

  • The Smithsonian AIDS Memorial Quilt Block

    See a 12-by-12-foot block created by Smithsonian staff, docents, interns, volunteers, and friends to honor Smithsonian colleagues and friends who lost their battles with AIDS.

    November 26, 2013 – February 28, 2014

    Ripley Center

  • Landscapes in Passing: Photographs by Steve Fitch, Robbert Flick, and Elaine Mayes

    See how three late-20th-century photographers view the American landscape—as drive-through scenery rather than the entrancing wilderness of the 19th century.

    July 26, 2013 – February 23, 2014

    American Art Museum

  • Modern Spirit: The Art of George Morrison

    Drawings, paintings, prints, and sculpture by Native American modernist George Morrison bring together concepts of abstraction, landscape, and spiritual reflection.

    October 24, 2013 – February 23, 2014

    American Indian Museum New York

  • Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa

    Learn about the complex and visually rich relationship between African artists and the land upon which they live, walk, and frame their days.

    April 22, 2013 – February 23, 2014

    African Art Museum

  • Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2013

    The National Portrait Gallery presents 48 finalists' works that were selected from the third triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition.

    March 23, 2013 – February 23, 2014

    Portrait Gallery

  • Views of Africa

    Explore diverse perspectives of the Earth, focusing on the dynamic landscapes of Africa.

    August 15, 2013 – February 16, 2014

    Air and Space Museum

  • Exhibiting Freer's Bibles

    Two two rare biblical manuscripts are shown against the backdrop of Whistler's brilliant blue-and-gold decorations.

    November 16, 2013 – February 16, 2014

    Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

  • Charles Freer and the Arts of Japan

    See works Charles Lang Freer collected during his visits to Japan between 1895-1911.

    August 24, 2013 – February 9, 2014

    Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

  • Korean Style in Japanese Ceramics

    See a selection of Japanese tea bowls inspired by Korean ceramic styles.

    August 24, 2013 – February 9, 2014

    Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

  • Yoga: The Art of Transformation

    Explore how the meanings of yoga changed over time as it became a global phenomenom through more than 120 masterpieces, including 10 folios from the first illustrated compilation of asanas made for a Mughal emperor in 1602 that have never been shown in the United States.

    October 19, 2013 – January 26, 2014

    Asian Art Museum Sackler Gallery

  • Little Golden Books

    Learn how Little Golden Books made children's literature more widely available and transformed children's reading habits.

    June 28, 2013 – January 12, 2014

    American History Museum

  • Fire & Ice: Hindenburg and Titanic

    Learn about postal service aboard the Hindenburg and the Titanic, the largest flying and sailing post offices in history.

    March 22, 2012 – January 6, 2014

    Postal Museum

  • Handmade Holiday Cards from the Archives of American Art

    See how artists imagined the holidays—through whimsical watercolors, quirky collages, and cheerful prints and drawings.

    November 27, 2013 – January 5, 2014

    Archives of American Art


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