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Smithsonian Snapshot

A peek into our collections, one object at a time

brightly colored woven sculpture of bird

A Finery-Feathered Friend

Mark Spitz in Speedo wearing gold medals

Let the Games Begin

Neon sculpture of the United States composed of televisions

See the U.S.A. on Paik’s “Electronic Superhighway”

balloon over crowd

Up, Up and Away

Babe Ruth in Red Sox uniform with other players

The Sultan of Swat

Big Man sculpture (overweight bald man sitting with head on hand)

The Big Man

drawing of cicada

Billions and Billions of Periodical Cicadas

Our View From Here installation

Linn Meyers: An Ephemeral Ebb and Flow

Braille Wallpaper

Wallpaper That Tells a Story

panel from romance comic

Oh...Brad

Robert Irwin, “Untitled,” 1969

An Artwork That Poses a Question

zebra drawing

All About Perspective: Zebras and Their Stripes

lips

A Spoken-Word Brain Massage

NFL lunchbox

Pack a Lunch for Super Bowl 50

Martin Luther King Jr. by Leonard Freed, gelatin silver print, 1964

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Albicetus

“Call Me Albicetus”: Fossil Sperm Whale Is Named in Honor of Moby-Dick

yellow Tyvek suit and gas mask

Smithsonian “Breaks Bad”

phone with a lobster

A Fragrant Surrealist Icon by Salvador Dalí

crab

Waiter, There’s a Tag on My Crab!

tree outside the Castle

A Puzzling Tree

fantastical balloon

Fantastic Worlds

Smithsonian Castle under construction, 1850

The Castle Under Construction

American Needs All of Us poster

Disabilities and the Workforce: Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the ADA

tree

Yoko Ono’s “Wish Tree” at the Hirshhorn

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