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    Zen And the Open Road Added

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    Zen And the Open Road

    In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, the author's 1966 Honda Super Hawk motorcycle is on display.

    April 15, 2024 – Ongoing

    American History Museum

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    World War II German Aviation Added

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    World War II German Aviation

    Learn the story of the rise and fall of the Luftwaffe (German air force) during World War II.

    December 15, 2003 – Permanent

    Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center

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    World War II Aviation Added

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    World War II Aviation

    See aircraft that represent some of the major technological advancements during World War II.

    December 15, 2003 – Permanent

    Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center

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    World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation Added

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    World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation

    Explore how the new technology of the airplane was adapted to warfare and changed how the world fights and flies.

    July 28, 2025 – Indefinitely

    Air and Space Museum

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    Within These Walls Added

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    Within These Walls

    The house and the exhibition that surrounds it tell the stories of five of the many families who lived there from the mid-1760s to 1945.

    May 16, 2001 – Permanent

    American History Museum

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    Window on Collections Added

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    Window on Collections

    These permanent displays feature more than 3,500 items from the museum's collection that reveal the remarkable breadth and diversity of Native American objects.

    September 21, 2004 – Permanent

    American Indian Museum DC

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    Wegmans Wonderplace Added

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    Wegmans Wonderplace

    Wegmans Wonderplace welcomes curious kids ages 0–6 and their grownups. Please also note that children may not visit Wegmans Wonderplace without an adult. Please check our events calendar for the latest hours.

    December 9, 2015 – Indefinitely

    American History Museum

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    We Belong Here: Marking the 50th Anniversary of Title IX Added

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    We Belong Here: Marking the 50th Anniversary of Title IX

    Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the federal legislation that unintentionally helped bring equality to sports, this 30-foot display case illuminates three athletes’ stories.

    June 23, 2022 – Indefinitely

    American History Museum

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    Waterloo Boy Added

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    Waterloo Boy

    The development and use of gasoline-powered tractors in the early 1900s helped change the business of American farming.

    February 22, 2018 – Indefinitely

    American History Museum

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    Wallace H. Coulter Unity Square Added

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    Wallace H. Coulter Unity Square

    Wallace H. Coulter Unity Square is where history will inspire you to participate—in the museum and in civic life.

    June 28, 2017 – Permanent

    American History Museum

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    Victory Garden Added

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    Victory Garden

    The Victory Garden represents a typical vegetable garden planted during World War II, when growing food for home consumption was an important part of the war effort.

    Spring 2001 – Permanent

    Smithsonian Gardens

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    Vertical Flight Added

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    Vertical Flight

    Learn about the history of helicopters from the first rotary-wing aircraft (autogiro) to the XV-15.

    December 15, 2003 – Permanent

    Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center

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    Ultralight Aircraft Added

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    Ultralight Aircraft

    Explore the history behind ultralights from their early beginnings to rising popularity in the 1970s.

    December 15, 2003 – Permanent

    Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center

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    Twentieth-Century Americans Added

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    Twentieth-Century Americans

    Four galleries showcase the major cultural, scientific, and political figures of the 20th century.

    July 1, 2006 – Permanent

    Portrait Gallery

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    Treasures and Trouble: Looking Inside a Legendary Blues Archive Added

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    Treasures and Trouble: Looking Inside a Legendary Blues Archive

    Highlights from a one-of-a-kind archive documenting the blues as compiled by Robert “Mack” McCormick are featured in the museum’s Archives Center cases. 

    June 23, 2023 – Ongoing

    American History Museum

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    Thomas W. Haas We All Fly Added

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    Thomas W. Haas We All Fly

    This gallery explores the many facets of general aviation, from sport to business to humanitarian, and introduces careers available in aviation.

    October 14, 2022 – Permanent

    Air and Space Museum

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    The Wright Brothers & the Invention of the Aerial Age Added

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    The Wright Brothers & the Invention of the Aerial Age

    Explore who Wilbur and Orville Wright were, what they achieved and how they did it, and how the world reacted. 

    October 14, 2022 – Indefinitely

    Air and Space Museum

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    The Value of Money Added

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    The Value of Money

    The Value of Money examines global histories of exchange, cultural interaction, political change, and innovation.

    July 1, 2015 – Indefinitely

    American History Museum

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    The Struggle for Justice Added

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    The Struggle for Justice

    This exhibition showcases major cultural and political figures who struggled to achieve civil rights for disenfranchised or marginalized groups.

    February 12, 2010 – Permanent

    Portrait Gallery

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    The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem Added

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    The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem

    The sight of those “broad stripes and bright stars” inspired Francis Scott Key to write a song that eventually became the United States national anthem.

    November 21, 2008 – Permanent

    American History Museum

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    The Price of Freedom: Americans at War Added

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    The Price of Freedom: Americans at War

    This exhibition surveys the history of America's military from the Colonial Era to the conflict in Iraq. 

    November 11, 2004 – Permanent

    American History Museum

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    The Only One in the Room: Women Achievers in Business and the Cost of Success Added

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    The Only One in the Room: Women Achievers in Business and the Cost of Success

    This display features the stories of eight strong women who made it to the top.

    November 20, 2020 – TBA

    American History Museum

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    The Gunboat Philadelphia Preservation Project Added

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    The Gunboat Philadelphia Preservation Project

    Follow the preservation of the gunboat USS Philadelphia, an iconic reminder of the spirit of the American Revolution.

    August 22, 2025 – Ongoing

    American History Museum

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    The Four Justices Added

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    The Four Justices

    See Supreme Court justices Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan in this life-size portrait.

    October 28, 2013 – Indefinitely

    Portrait Gallery

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    The First Ladies Added

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    The First Ladies

    Learn how first ladies have shaped the role of first lady as the role of women in society evolved. 

    November 19, 2011 – Indefinitely

    American History Museum


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