Discover the wide world of braces, mouthguards and dangers to the mouth with hands-on models and an animated computer game.

This exhibition explores the personal, public, ceremonial and executive actions of the 43 men who have had a huge impact on the course of history in the past 200 years. More than 900 objects...

This exhibit features limited-edition prints from The Smithsonian Associates Art Collectors Program. On view are limited-edition works on paper created by American artists such as Sean Scully, Janet...

Early modern Europeans imagined China as a land of wonder, of riches, and of enormous opportunity. Rare books and maps from the Folger collection, along with items from the Library of Congress and the...

The Beffi Triptych once adorned the Church of Santa Maria del Ponte in the village of Beffi in Abruzzo. It was painted in the early 15th century, possibly by a follower of the Sienese artist Taddeo di...

Commissioned from the celebrated American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens in the early 1880s and dedicated as a monument in 1897, the Shaw Memorial has been acclaimed as the greatest American...

On view in this case are notebooks with sketches of toy ideas and examples of some of the toys Jerome Lemelson invented. The objects on display are examples of Lemelson's toy ideas and show some of...

Learn how Native people intentionally and strategically kept their cultures alive in the wake of the arrival of newcomers in the Western Hemisphere.

Learn more about indigenous peoples from across the Western Hemisphere who continue to express the wisdom of their ancestors in celebration, language, art, spirituality and daily life.

The Artifact Walls consist of 275 linear feet of glass-fronted cases lining the first and second floor center core. On display are items that highlight the depth and breadth of the Museum's vast...

This exhibit features 20 paintings that exquisitely articulate Clarice Smith's graceful vision of the natural world. Inspired by Whistler, Manet, and Sargent, Smith's paintings evoke a sense of wonder...

Artists today often create literal layers (as in collage) to deepen meaning in their works. This exhibition of 39 paintings, photographs, drawings, and prints from NMWA's collection invites viewers to...

Collectors and museums worldwide admire the striking color and intricate patterning of Aboriginal paintings created by artist's in the nation's central dessert region in particular. This exhibit...

Zoom into your own body to see the different cells that make up your heart, brain and bones. These trillions of cells are communicating with each other every moment of our lives.

A team of assistants executed Sol LeWitt's 'Wall Drawing #65,' a gift from Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, on a wall in the Concourse galleries around the corner from the East Building, Small Auditorium...

Explore the current facts about climate change, including its potential causes and the possible future effects of global warming. Museum visitors will also learn about the personal, national and...

This exhibit features engaging photographs of Bob Hope making the presidents laugh and scores of political jokes from his 89,000-plus-page personal Joke File. Also on display are items from the Bob...

Visitors to the Library's historic Thomas Jefferson Building are invited to enter directly in the first floor Great Hall. From there, two orientation galleries flanking the Great Hall present...

The Library of Congress presents 'Maps in Our Lives,' an exhibition in recognition of a thirty-year partnership between the Library's Geography and Map Division and the American Congress on Surveying...

On display in the Library's Great Hall are two of the institution's greatest treasures, the Giant Bible of Mainz and the Gutenberg Bible. Displayed in separate cases, both have an interactive station...

'Exploring the Early Americas' features selections from the more than 3,000 rare maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts that make up the Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress...

Gain insights into how the nation's founding documents were forged and the role that imagination and vision played in the unprecedented creative act of forming a self-governing country. Participate in...

Take a trip through a re-created version of Jefferson's library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America's greatest thinkers was inspired...

From over 17,000 entries submitted from the United States and around the world to the Smithsonian magazine for its 6th Annual Photo Contest, 50 finalists were selected. The images selected represent...

This exhibit features interactive and video displays and intriguing text and graphics panels. A highlight of the exhibit is George Washington's not-so-wooden denture, created by New York dentist John...

Each highlighted object on display will be augmented with personal stories told by Lincoln and the people who knew him best. The exhibition will showcase more than 60 historical treasures associated...

This exhibition features ledger drawings, a style of visual history, developed by Native warriors from the Northern and Southern Plains in the late 19th century.

Take a look at Earth both as the home planet and its place in the solar system and beyond. Journey to all the neighboring planets from Mercury to Pluto. Explore how stars are born, discover what...

Paul Nicklen's photography of icy landscapes, polar bears, walrus, leopard seals, penguins and more, illustrates both his passion for the environment and a deep commitment to conservation.

This exhibition demonstrates a convergence of two artists' aesthetics as a result of their time shared in a Dupont Circle studio space over the course of two years. On display will be several pairings...