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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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    The Electric Dr. Franklin Added

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    The Electric Dr. Franklin

    Explore the Franklin's pioneering electrical work and objects showing the electrical science of Franklin’s era and later devices he influenced.

    November 20, 2021 – TBA

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    The Dolls' House Added

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    The Dolls' House

    This dollhouse and its 800 miniature furnishings represent a romantic view of the life of a large and affluent American family in the early 1900s.

    Opened 1951 – Indefinitely

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    The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden Added

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    The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden

    This exhibition explores the public, personal, ceremonial, and executive boundaries of the presidency.

    November 15, 2000 – Permanent

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    Taking America to Lunch Added

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    Taking America to Lunch

    On view are more than 50 children's and workers' illustrated metal lunch boxes and beverage containers dating from the 1890s through the 1980s to celebrate the history and endurance of American lunch boxes.

    April 13, 2004 – Indefinitely

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    Spark!Lab

    Open Wednesday–Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Spark!Lab reveals the real story behind inventors’ work through hands-on activities that help kids and families learn about the history and process of invention. Hours are subject to change.

    July 1, 2015 – Indefinitely

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    Road Warriors/Guerreros de la carretera Added

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    Road Warriors/Guerreros de la carretera

    This robotic vehicle demonstrates promising research advances in artificial intelligence and driverless vehicles. 

    July 23, 2024 – Fall/Winter 2026

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    Really BIG Money Added

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    Really BIG Money

    Artifacts and activities help young visitors understand that money can be a powerful and memorable way to learn about the world.

    April 8, 2022 – Indefinitely

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    Rallying against Racism Added

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    Rallying against Racism

    This display features the “Fight the Virus, NOT the People” COVID-19 Banner, donated by the San Francisco Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA). 

    October 1, 2022 – Ongoing

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    Power Machinery Added

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    Power Machinery

    This hall follows the development of the increasingly efficient power machinery that helped the United States become a world leader during the Industrial Revolution.

    January 22, 1964 – Permanent

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    Patrick F. Taylor Foundation Object Project Added

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    Patrick F. Taylor Foundation Object Project

    In Object Project, visitors consider the impact of innovative things on everyday life in the past.

    July 1, 2015 – Permanent

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    On the Water: Stories from Maritime America Added

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    On the Water: Stories from Maritime America

    This exhibition traces American maritime history from 18th-century sailing ships, to 19th-century steamboats and fishing craft, to today's huge container ships.

    May 22, 2009 – Permanent

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    My Computing Device

    My Computing Device showcases the complex story of how Americans came to use and own computers.

    August 28, 2019 – Ongoing

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