Current Exhibitions

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American Enterprise

Learn how business and innovation helped the United States develop from a small dependent agricultural nation to one of the world's largest economies.

July 1, 2015 – Permanent

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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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Big Band

“Big Band” by American painter LeRoy Neimanm features a composition of 18 iconic jazz musicians, together in what he envisioned to be his “dream” band.

March 31, 2015 – Indefinitely

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Food: Transforming the American Table

This mouth-watering exhibition explores the social changes that have changed how we eat and features Julia Child's kitchen.

November 20, 2012 – Indefinitely

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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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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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Landmark Objects

Large, iconic artifacts in the main corridor of each floor of the East and West Wings highlight the key themes of the exhibitions in the wing.

November 21, 2008 – Permanent

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Added to My Visit Removed from My Visit

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

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

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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

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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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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America on the Move

This exhibition examines how transportation—from 1876 to 1999—has shaped our American identity.

November 22, 2003 – Permanent

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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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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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Lighting a Revolution

This exhibition reveals how Thomas Edison's incandescent electric light bulb and other inventions transformed our world.

October 9, 1979 – Permanent

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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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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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