BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Arts and Industries Bldg -- FUTURES

DC -- Arts and Industries Bldg -- FUTURES:

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Description of Pictures: FUTURES
November 20, 2021 – July 6, 2022
Part exhibition, part festival, FUTURES presents nearly 32,000 square feet of new immersive site-specific art installations, interactives, working experiments, inventions, speculative designs, and “artifacts of the future,” as well as historic objects and discoveries from 23 of the Smithsonian’s museums, major initiatives, and research centers. Of the nearly 150 objects on view, several are making their public debut: an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven rover from Alphabet’s X that could transform agriculture; a Planetary Society space sail for deep space travel; a Loon internet balloon; the first full-scale Buckminster Fuller geodesic dome built in North America; the world’s first controlled thermonuclear fusion device; and more.

Same Event: Wait! There's more! Because I took too many pictures, photos from this event were divided among the following pages: [Display ALL photos on one page]:

2021_DC_SIAIB_Futures: DC -- Arts and Industries Bldg -- FUTURES (362 photos from 2021)
2022_DC_SIAIB_Futures: DC -- Arts and Industries Bldg -- FUTURES (29 photos from 2022)
2022_DC_SIAIB_FuturesC_220706: DC -- Arts and Industries Bldg -- FUTURES -- Event: Closing Event (98 photos from 2022)
2021_DC_SIAIB_FuturesCR2_211120: DC -- Arts and Industries Bldg -- FUTURES -- Event: Opening Event ("Call and Response Concert") -- Everything except the outdoor concert (69 photos from 2021)
2021_DC_SIAIB_FuturesCR_211120: DC -- Arts and Industries Bldg -- FUTURES -- Event: Opening Event ("Call and Response Concert") -- Outdoor Concert (156 photos from 2021)
2021_DC_SIAIB_FuturesO_211119: DC -- Arts and Industries Bldg -- FUTURES -- Event: Opening Event ("Unexpected Conversations") (191 photos from 2021)

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1. FUTURE_210915_11.JPG: Welcome to the Futures Fall 2021-Summer 2022 #TheFUTURES
2. FUTURE_210915_12.JPG: Welcome to the Futures Fall 2021-Summer 2022 #TheFUTURES
3. FUTURE_211119_012.JPG: The future is not a fact -- it is a decision. Welcome to the FUTURES Here in the Smithsonian's Arts + Industries Building you'll find many visions of the future. Futures that unite. Futures that inspire. Futures that work. It is an exhibition about the kinds of future we might want, and what decisions, individual and collective, can help get us there. Shaping the future is complicated. We need to ask: Who benefits? Who is left out? Who gets to choose? When facing these questions, we may struggle with feelings of anxiety and powerlessness. But there is power in imagining the future we want, not the future we fear. Every dream is a map. In these soaring historic halls, we invite you to find ideas that help you imagine a more equitable, exciting, and sustainable world.
4. FUTURE_211119_015.JPG: SCAN ME! What are these tactile tiles? Throughout FUTURES you will find quick response (QR) codes on the right side of selected panels. Scan the codes with your smartphone to access written information and visual descriptions of objects.
5. FUTURE_211119_023.JPG: Hail a Ride in the Sky From world's fairs to The Jetsons, the flying car has been a symbol of the future for more than a hundred years. What will happen when this dream becomes a reality? We're about to find out. The Bell Nexus is a self-driving, hybrid-electric air taxi. It's designed to solve traffic congestion and save time commuting. In the not too distant future, air taxis may become as recognizable as their yellow cab predecessors. The Nexus aims to make this kind of transit an accessible and affordable part of city living. Because the Nexus takes off and lands vertically, it can operate in a dense urban environment. Its six ducts, which provide lifting power, are positioned to allow for stable load bearing and nimble flight. What was once a sci-fi fantasy may soon be as commonplace as a ride-sharing app.
6. FUTURE_211119_034.JPG: South Hall FUTURES that Unite What might "people power" look like in the future? What will it take for us to live in ways that are more equitable, peaceful, and inclusive? Given our diverse perspectives, how can we best make decisions about our shared futures, together? This section of the exhibition explores how we relate to one another. It proposes new ways for us to connect, both face to face and across huge distances. Some of these ways of building community are organic, grassroots movements that may someday go global. Others are technological, offering new ways to collaborate with each other, as well as animals, robots, and even plants. All have the same goal: to tap into our collective humanity. As we turn our future dreams into reality, perhaps we should place the greatest value on one another.
7. FUTURE_211119_046.JPG: Slow Down and Let Your Mind Wander In a world of rushing around and constantly checking our phones, Doing Nothing with AI offers a quiet moment. Its artificial intelligence code learns new choreography with each person it engages with, in an ongoing loop that can produce more than four million unique movements. In response to your posture and motion, Doing Nothing with AI creates a new rhythm to keep you in a state of "flow" -- a calm but aware state of mind that encourages daydreaming, creative thinking and problem solving. Doing Nothing with AI uses a KUKA AGILUS robot arm to control its motion. The highly versatile robot can do everything from play piano to mix cocktails, but is primarily used in the industrial sector.
8. FUTURE_211119_051.JPG: Eternals Crafting the Future at Marvel Studios
9. FUTURE_211119_055.JPG: Otherworldly Storytelling
10. FUTURE_211119_057.JPG: Immersing Audiences in the World
11. FUTURE_211119_060.JPG: Imagining New Worlds
12. FUTURE_211119_061.JPG: A Cutting-Edge Skateboard Quicksilver Skateboard Used by Stacy Peralta George Powell, 1977 Urethane, wood, and aluminum Smithsonian's National Museum of American History Description: A silver and black skateboard. The top of the skateboard has two gritty black grip tape strips that run lengthwise over a smooth silver base. The top has "90kg" printed in the center. It has four yellow wheels. On the bottom is the same smooth silver finish with the word, "Quicksilver" in black.
13. FUTURE_211119_063.JPG: OCEANIX City Model The Future of Cities . . . on the Sea 2021 Wood, acrylic, metal OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group Description: A model of a floating city on water. The city is a group of triangular pieces of land linked together to form a ring. Each triangular land segment contains several buildings with geometric shaped solar panels roofs. Some buildings are star shaped, elongated rectangles, octagonal shapes, etc. The top of the buildings mirrors the blue sky above. Various floating islands surround the central ring. Veregge Comic
14. FUTURE_211119_071.JPG: Marvel Eternals 2021 Marvel Studios Description: Five costumes from the Marvel movie, Eternals. The costumes belong to the characters: Ajax, Ikaris, Phastos, Sprite, and Sersi. Ajax's costume is a blue and gold robe with a matching head piece. The headpiece frames Ajax's face and has three points on top. Ikaris' (pronounced ickah-ris) costume is a tight blue jumpsuit with gold detailing. It has a small skirt and detailing on the chest and waist. It has three gold circles on the chest. Phastos' (pronounced phays-tohs) costume is a knee-length dark blue robe. It also has gold and purple detailing. It has long sleeves. Sprite's costume is a small, light blue, and knee length robe. It has silver detailing that highlights the arms, chestplate, and knees. Sersi's costume is a green dress with long sleeves. It has silver detailing along the stomach and forearms. Description: On the back wall, behind the costumes are monitors playing videos demonstrating the development of special effects. One includings Sprite's body effects from start to final form. Another shows the development of weapons from start to the final project with special effects. Description: On the back of the same wall are two smartphones with an AR (augmented reality) experience of a nebula cloud carousel of all the Eternals characters in 3D. Visitors can zoom in and zoom out. The Latest Story from the Marvel Cinematic Universe Comics first came to prominence in the United States in the 1930s. An exciting new form of storytelling, they featured entire universes with their own languages, cultures, peoples, heroes and heroines, and places. These early examples of world-building were the foundations of what we see now across film, gaming, and other forms of digital media. This tradition continues with the newest storyline in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Eternals, originally a futuristic comic book series created and written in 1976 by the legendary Jack Kirby and now brought vividly to life by Academy Award-winning director Chlo� Zhao. The epic story, spanning thousands of years, features a group of immortal heroes forced out of the shadows to reunite against mankind's oldest enemy, The Deviants.
15. FUTURE_211119_082.JPG: The Latest Story from the Marvel Cinematic Universe Comics first came to prominence in the United States in the 1930s. An exciting new form of storytelling, they featured entire universes with their own languages, cultures, peoples, heroes and heroines, and places. These early examples of world-building were the foundations of what we see now across film, gaming, and other forms of digital media. This tradition continues with the newest storyline in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Eternals, originally a futuristic comic book series created and written in 1976 by the legendary Jack Kirby and now brought vividly to life by Academy Award-winning director Chlo� Zhao. The epic story, spanning thousands of years, features a group of immortal heroes forced out of the shadows to reunite against mankind's oldest enemy, The Deviants.
16. FUTURE_211119_090.JPG: Listening to the Universe 2016 Digital collage Stacey A. Robinson Description: A person with wings and a helmet. A woman with her hands on her hip stands in profile. She has dark skin, copper jewelry, and an olive green dress. Her necklace has many copper rings around her neck. She wears gold wings on her back. Her helmet has engines coming out the side. It is blue, red, and white. It has a blue shield over her face. Behind her is an object with multiple canisters. It resembles a rocket belt. Above her is a conch shell with rays behind it. The background is celestial. It is multicolored and covers the top of her body with small stars layered on top. Recycled Movie Poster
17. FUTURE_211119_096.JPG: Cosmic Comics Of the many technologies that appear in science fiction, few are as iconic as the jet pack. Despite making appearances in several films and at the opening of the 1984 Olympics, though, it's largely an unrealized dream. It has become a symbol of "the future that refuses to arrive." Artist Stacey A. Robinson features a jet pack in his collage Cosmic Listening. The artwork depicts a young woman receiving revelation against a galactic backdrop. It's an example of Afrofuturism, in which ideas and images from the African diaspora are set into politically and technologically progressive narratives.
18. FUTURE_211119_098.JPG: Rocket Belt, Bell No. 2 Bell Aerospace Company, c. 1960 Aluminum, steel, fiberglass, Ethafoam, nylon, rubber, Niagara Aerospace Museum Description: A rocket that one wears around their waist. It has two silver aluminum canisters. It has many wires and two tubes attached to it. It has a foam backrest that connects to a belt. It has a seat belt that reaches across the shoulder area to the belt. It has two bolts with hand rests attached to it. Cosmic Listening
19. FUTURE_211119_102.JPG: Embracing the Power of Play Socially conscious games, shaping a more inclusive future Imagine a typical ‘gamer'. Who comes to mind? Contrary to popular belief, the average gamer in the US is 35-44 years old and 41% of players identify as women. In fact, 75% of all U.S. households have at least one person who plays games*. In the 50 years since video games first entered our living rooms, the medium has matured beyond a popular form of entertainment. As technology continues to advance, games for impact are embedding themselves across every industry, making a difference in how we live, work, and play. About Games For Change Founded in 2004, the Games for Change (G4C) mission is to empower games developers, XR creators and social innovators to drive real world change through games and immersive media. G4C's signature program is the annual Games for Change Festival, which virtually welcomed 6,800 registrations and participants in 2020. G4C has numerous programs that advance serious gaming and learning initiatives, including the Games for Change Student Challenge -- a national game design competition for public middle and high school students that has reached over 32,000 students over the last 5 years. *Entertainment Software Association, 2020 Essential Facts. DISCOVER: Gaining Knowledge Games have become a powerful medium in and out of the classroom. They give educators new and creative ways to engage students and increase cultural awareness. On the research end, games are being used to predict trends and solve the world's most pressing problems. With these methods of learning becoming more mainstream, through what means can we continue society's universal quest to uncover the unknown and reinvent how we think, learn and receive knowledge? CONNECT: Fostering Community Some experts show concern for increased time spent on screens, noting that it disconnects us from the world. However, the social value that we gain from digital interaction allows us to celebrate newfound opportunities for the human bond, and break the confines of physical spaces. As games give us more creative agency, we step outside the walls of our devices and build purposeful connections with players across the world. GROW: Advancing Health With digital medicine becoming part of everyday life, games are reshaping how society experiences treatment, comfort, and fitness in their own homes; the possibilities for what comes next are limitless. Currently, games are being used to treat disorders, offer rehabilitation and deepen conversations about mental health. As we continue to see rapid advances in these technologies, how can games continue to revolutionize how we think about health and wellness?
20. FUTURE_211119_104.JPG: DISCOVER: Gaining Knowledge Games have become a powerful medium in and out of the classroom. They give educators new and creative ways to engage students and increase cultural awareness. On the research end, games are being used to predict trends and solve the world's most pressing problems. With these methods of learning becoming more mainstream, through what means can we continue society's universal quest to uncover the unknown and reinvent how we think, learn and receive knowledge? * Minecraft: Education Edition MOJANG STUDIOS A game-based learning platform featuring thousands of hours of educational content set in immersive virtual worlds where students are free to explore, collaborate, and create. TM & (c) Mojang AB. Used with permission from Microsoft Corporation * Sea Hero Quest GLITCHERS The world's first mobile game where players provided data for researchers trying to find a cure for dementia. * Bury Me, My Love THE PIXEL HUNT, FIGS, ARTE FRANCE – MATTHIEU GODET A heartfelt journey of a Syrian migrant, leaving her husband behind as she undertakes the perilous journey to safety in Europe (based on real-life events). CONNECT: Fostering Community Some experts show concern for increased time spent on screens, noting that it disconnects us from the world. However, the social value that we gain from digital interaction allows us to celebrate newfound opportunities for the human bond, and break the confines of physical spaces. As games give us more creative agency, we step outside the walls of our devices and build purposeful connections with players across the world. * Kind Words POPCANNIBAL A game about writing anonymous letters to real people. Share your worries and respond to everyone else's. * Sky: Children of the Light THATGAMECOMPANY A world designed around friendship, compassion and wonder, where players collaborate through empathy and kindness in a social adventure above the clouds. * Dreams (TM) MEDIA MOLECULE A creative platform and community where you can create and share your own dreams, whether they're games, art, films, music or anything in between and beyond. (c) 2021 Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe. Developed by Media Molecule. GROW: Advancing Health With digital medicine becoming part of everyday life, games are reshaping how society experiences treatment, comfort, and fitness in their own homes; the possibilities for what comes next are limitless. Currently, games are being used to treat disorders, offer rehabilitation and deepen conversations about mental health. As we continue to see rapid advances in these technologies, how can games continue to revolutionize how we think about health and wellness? * EndeavorRx (TM) AKILI INTERACTIVE The first video game granted FDA approval as a prescription treatment for children with ADHD. * Gris NOMADA STUDIO An emotional experience of love and loss, using beautiful colors and powerful imagery to describe the process of grieving. * Supernatural WITHIN Using the power of virtual reality to bring high-intensity workouts and cardio training to your living room.
21. FUTURE_211119_108.JPG: A Vision of Indigenous Futurism, in Graphic Novel Form Sketchbooks, art from and model of the The Sovereign Courtesy of artist and writer Jeffrey Veregge 1. Nautilus Model, 2021, 3D print 2. Artist Sketchbooks, 2019, 2020, 2021 3. The Sovereign, cover art, 2020, digital print 4. Excerpts from The Sovereign, "Nautilus First Trial," 2021, digital prints 5. Nautilus, cross-section, 2021, digital print 6. Nautilus, Navigation-Systems Concept Art, 2021, digital print 7. Nautilus, Engine Room Concept Art 2021, digital print 8. Nautilus, Bridge-Helm Concept Art, 2021, digital print
22. FUTURE_211119_113.JPG: The Oceanic Unknown The ocean is the closest far-away place. More than 80 percent has never been mapped or even seen by humans. Visionaries have often thought about how we might venture into this realm. Their ideas have developed in parallel with the exploration of outer space. In the 1960s designer Russell Heston imagined building a jazz lounge on the ocean floor. Today, with rising sea levels threatening the world's largest cities, designers are considering how humans can adapt to a water world. The floating community OCEANIX City presents one possible way forward. If realized, it will allow 10,000 people to live on the ocean surface, without harming marine ecosystems. Jeffrey Veregge's forthcoming graphic novel, The Sovereign, also explores a future water world. It reimagines the Jules Verne novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in combination with Indigenous storytelling traditions of the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe in Washington state.
23. FUTURE_211119_121.JPG: West Hall FUTURES that Work The challenges in our future are certain, even if the solutions are not. Technology moves so fast that it can feel hard to keep up. Climate change threatens the planet itself. Then again, humanity has always been able to solve big problems and adapt to the "new normal." What might ours look like in the years to come? FUTURES that Work looks at possible solutions: ways of making a healthier, happier world. Perhaps we should simply slow down -- faster isn't always better. Maybe we'll be smarter in how we use our resources, so we don't use them up. Perhaps we'll harness the power of renewables, focusing our creativity on sustainable cycles, rather than endless growth. Will any of these strategies solve all our problems? Probably not, but each of them has a vital part to play.
24. FUTURE_211119_124.JPG: A New Look Spacesuit BioSuit (TM) Spacesuit v5-21 Polymer, nylon, spandex, carbon; Helmet v2 Polymer, acrylic, polycarbonate Boots and gloves Leather, carbon fiber, titanium Description: A spacesuit. This spacesuit is fitted to the body. It is white with many orange lines across the body of the suit. There are black gloves. The helmet is oblong and clear.
25. FUTURE_211119_128.JPG: "Most near-future fictions are boring. It's always dark and always raining, and people are so unhappy." -- Haruki Murakami
26. FUTURE_211119_131.JPG: "Dear future generations: please accept our apologies. We were rolling drunk on petroleum." -- Kurt Vonnegut
27. FUTURE_211119_136.JPG: A New Way to Harness Solar Power Look up! The curved veil above you simulates an important, future-facing material called flexible organic photovoltaic film. This is a new solar technology, which can create usable energy from sunlight. The film is lightweight, flexible, and remarkably ecological. As it becomes more readily available, we may start seeing it everywhere.
28. FUTURE_211119_139.JPG: The White House Goes Green In 1979, at the height of an energy crisis, President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the roof of the White House. The panel you see here was one in an array of 32 (removed during the Reagan administration). By the year 2000, Carter said, 20 percent of the country's energy should be able to come from renewable sources. Today we are only about halfway to that benchmark. There is heated debate about how to do better.
29. FUTURE_211119_141.JPG: What's for Lunch Tomorrow? How we may eat in the future Many people believe our current approach to food is both irresponsible and unsustainable. An incredible number of animals -- at least 50 billion chickens alone -- are slaughtered annually. What if we could redesign protein to get the flavor we want, while minimizing environmental impact? Here you see a possible deli case of the future. Some of these items are commercially available today, others maybe in the not-too-distant future. With shrinking resources and growing populations, interesting and novel ideas about our food consumption need to sustain us beyond just nourishment. Already a family recipe can include cell-cultured seafood, and a sprinkle of "spice" can be 3D printed. We're on the appetizer course of the future of food as we know it.
30. FUTURE_211119_143.JPG: Deli of the Future!
31. FUTURE_211119_146.JPG: Mineral Rover 2020 Aluminum and steel, plastic, solar panels, lithium batteries, high-performance computers Description: An autonomous vehicle about the size of a small car. It is shaped like a table or carport with a flat top, two flat side panels, and open space in the center. There are four wheels. It is silver with a light blue top. There are four solar panels on top. It has two circular lights on the front of the robot. Better Farming through AI Experts predict that by 2050 we will need to grow 70 percent more food than we do today. To achieve this in a sustainable way, we'll need to reimagine what we grow and how we grow it. The Mineral Rover was created to meet this challenge. It scans and maps plants in the field and uses artificial intelligence to understand important features, such as leaf size and fruit count. It can even detect diseases and weeds. Farmers can then use these insights to increase yields while reducing environmental impacts.
32. FUTURE_211119_148.JPG: Better Farming through AI Experts predict that by 2050 we will need to grow 70 percent more food than we do today. To achieve this in a sustainable way, we'll need to reimagine what we grow and how we grow it. The Mineral Rover was created to meet this challenge. It scans and maps plants in the field and uses artificial intelligence to understand important features, such as leaf size and fruit count. It can even detect diseases and weeds. Farmers can then use these insights to increase yields while reducing environmental impacts.
33. FUTURE_211119_152.JPG: Hyperloop Description: A white pod about the size of a train car. The pod has rounded edges. It is shaped like a tube that has been pushed forward horizontally. The pod has elongated circular windows on the sides of the tube. There is text on the side that states "Virgin hyperloop." It has a clear window on the front and back of the tube as well. The hyperloop sits on a platform surrounded by a ramp so that visitors can view the interior of the pod. The interior contains passenger seats and seatbelts. Time Travel, Today Like all precious resources, time is worth saving. Virgin Hyperloop aims to do just that, by transporting passengers hundreds of miles per hour through a nearly airless vacuum tube. Distances that once took months to travel, and today take hours, will require just minutes. After a successful test with human passengers in the Nevada desert in November 2020, plans are now underway to develop the hyperloop for commuter use. This is the first public display of Pegasus, the pod from this test run. Given its incredible speed and its light ecological footprint (compared to highways), hyperloop may very well be the future of transport. And like previous transportation breakthroughs -- trains, planes, and automobiles -- it could radically transform our social fabric. How can we ensure there's a seat for everyone on this fast track to the future?
34. FUTURE_211119_166.JPG: Time Travel, Today Like all precious resources, time is worth saving. Virgin Hyperloop aims to do just that, by transporting passengers hundreds of miles per hour through a nearly airless vacuum tube. Distances that once took months to travel, and today take hours, will require just minutes. After a successful test with human passengers in the Nevada desert in November 2020, plans are now underway to develop the hyperloop for commuter use. This is the first public display of Pegasus, the pod from this test run. Given its incredible speed and its light ecological footprint (compared to highways), hyperloop may very well be the future of transport. And like previous transportation breakthroughs -- trains, planes, and automobiles -- it could radically transform our social fabric. How can we ensure there's a seat for everyone on this fast track to the future?
35. FUTURE_211119_192.JPG: "The most important question we must ask ourselves is, are we being good ancestors?" -- Jonas Salk
36. FUTURE_211119_225.JPG: Come,Take a Moment In this moment, empathy is crucial. It provides a foundation on which we can build a future that unites. FUTURES has invited artist Devan Shimoyama to create a moment of healing in response to the tumult and tragedy brought on by racial violence and the COVID-19 pandemic. He has imagined this bedazzled grove as "a future monument to the present." You are invited to enter, take a moment of pause, and reflect on recent events. The use of shoes, silk flowers, and utility poles refers to community-based spontaneous memorials, which commemorate a person in a particular place. Shimoyama's crystal totems are adorned to affirm a sense of light, spirit, magic and the divine, in witness to lives lost. The grove is a place of intention, a moment to gather in our individual and collective mourning.
37. FUTURE_211119_237.JPG: Extending the Body The early artificial arm seen here was developed by William Carnes, who lost his right arm in an accident in 1906. He designed and built this prosthetic limb using his left hand and his mouth. As wounded soldiers returned from the front of World War I, such devices came into widespread use. Prosthetics have come a long way since then, thanks to new materials and manufacturing techniques, and the work of the disability rights movement. User customization is one important area of research. The artificial leg by Baltimore-based company Danae allows users to digitally design their own shapes and patterns, transforming a traditional rehabilitation device into a custom canvas for personal expression.
38. FUTURE_211119_239.JPG: Super Human? We are all different. We are all equal. Most people would probably agree with those two ideas. But bringing them into alignment -- ensuring that in a diverse society, everyone has the same rights and opportunities -- is one of the greatest of all challenges. In the future, will inequality increase? Or will new ideas and new technologies help us establish a level playing field, a foundation for our common humanity?
39. FUTURE_211119_252.JPG: Carnes Artificial Limb An Artificial Limb from the World War I Era
40. FUTURE_211119_256.JPG: Description: A red circle with a spectrum on a screen. At the top is Feminine 220 Hz, At the middle is Neutral 145 Hz, and bottom is Masculine at 80 Hz. The text reads, "Meet Q, The World's First Genderless Voice: Q is a digital voice created for voice assistants that allows users to choose a genderless option. An Inclusive Future: Q adds to a global discussion about who is designing gendered technology, and why those choices are made. It shapes a future where the inclusion of ideas, positions, and diverse representation is reflected across all humanlike technologies where voice plays a key role. Why do voices sound male or female? As humans, we're used to categorizing voices within the gender binary. A high pitched voice will often be gendered as female, while a lower-pitched voice as male. But right in the middle lies a range where those overlap. A voice's frequency usually determines if it's gendered male or female: -A voice sitting between 175-220 Hz is typically gendered female. -A voice sitting between 80-140 Hz is typically gendered male. -The gender neutral voice sits somewhere between 145-175 Hz. How did we create it?: We recorded the voices of 5 people who identify across the gender spectrum. We then ran their voices through software that digitally altered the frequencies and common speech patterns associated with gender. Finally, we tested different versions of the voice across 4600 people until we landed on one voice that was perceived as gender-neutral by the majority. Gender Bias: Gender bias is a variety of stereotypical beliefs about individuals or a group of individuals on the basis of their sex. It affects women, men, and those who identify outside of the gender binary through exclusion and misunderstanding. Why do we need a genderless voice?: No matter what voice assistant you have on your phone, you often find only two options for the gender: male or female. But some people don't identify as either male or female, and they may want their voice assistant to mirror that identity. That's why we created Q, the world's first genderless voice for voice assistants."
41. FUTURE_211119_265.JPG: Q, Genderless Voice Assistant A Genderless Voice Q is a genderless virtual voice. It was synthesized by combining recordings of people who identify variously as male, female, transgender, or nonbinary. By mixing multiple voices together, Q's makers have created a voice "for a future where we are no longer defined by gender, but rather by how we define ourselves."
42. FUTURE_211119_269.JPG: Generative Design, Limitless Solutions Generative design can be used to create all kinds of things from sustainable neighborhoods to specialized vehicles with unique abilities. The Hyundai Ultimate Mobility Vehicle (UMV) was designed in just this way, by a team of designers and engineers. It's a car that can actually walk, with a suspension that allows it to cross irregular terrain, beyond the limitations of even the most capable off-road vehicle. More than just an amazing use of technology, in the future a UMV could aid in disaster response, recovery, and relief missions. Credit: Elevate ultimate mobility vehicle model courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group.
43. FUTURE_211119_289.JPG: Hail a Ride in the Sky From world's fairs to The Jetsons, the flying car has been a symbol of the future for more than a hundred years. What will happen when this dream becomes a reality? We're about to find out. The Bell Nexus is a self-driving, hybrid-electric air taxi. It's designed to solve traffic congestion and save time commuting. In the not too distant future, air taxis may become as recognizable as their yellow cab predecessors. The Nexus aims to make this kind of transit an accessible and affordable part of city living. Because the Nexus takes off and lands vertically, it can operate in a dense urban environment. Its six ducts, which provide lifting power, are positioned to allow for stable load bearing and nimble flight. What was once a sci-fi fantasy may soon be as commonplace as a ride-sharing app.
44. FUTURE_211119_321.JPG: Chicago World's Fair, 1933 Weimer Pursell (reproduction) Description: A "Chicago World's Fair" Poster of a building in front of a body of water. The building has three white towers surrounding the center building. There are two towers in the back and one in front. The front tower has a statue at the base. The central part of the building has a domed roof. The building extends to the edges of the poster. There is a large white staircase leading from the entrance to a body of water. The body of water has boats in it. Text on the top of the poster reads, "Chicago World's Fair. May 27th-Nov (meaning November) 1st." Text on the bottom of the poster reads, "1833 A Century of Progress 1933."
45. FUTURE_211119_326.JPG: Civil Rights Activists Description: A portrait of C�sar Ch�vez and Dolores Huerta. The portrait is digitally created based on a photograph. It is a multicolored portrait made up of plants. Brown is the dominant color. Dolores looks out in the distance. She has long brown hair. C�sar looks into the distance. He has a serious expression. He has short brown hair. He wears a collared shirt. The back of the banner is a brown print of a farm worker, plant, and cattle. ". . . Every person [is] a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world." -- Dolores Huerta Sometimes, making a better future means saying "no" to the present. As founders of the National Farm Workers Association, Dolores Huerta (born 1930) and C�sar Ch�vez (1927–1993) stood up for the rights of California's agricultural workers. They pushed for better wages and working conditions. Their activism pointed to new ways of balancing commercial interests and community welfare. Their influence has traveled far and wide: Barack Obama adapted his slogan "Yes We Can" from Huerta's "S�, se puede." Credit: This portrait was made by artist Nettrice Gaskins using Deep Dream Generator, a computer vision program that uses artificial intelligence to generate new and complex images.
46. FUTURE_211119_335.JPG: Offset lithograph on paper (reproduction) Description: A graphic poster of a man in Aztec clothing squeezing grapes. The text reads, "Boycott Grapes, Support the United Farmworkers Union." The dominant colors of this poster are blue, red, orange, and yellow. There is a symbol of a black eagle included.
47. FUTURE_211119_339.JPG: Join the Boycott -- Don't Buy Gallo Wines (reproduction) Description: A poster of a black and white photo of protestors. The protestors have flags and signs. The members are mostly middle aged, with one child included. The red, bold text reads, "Join the Boycott! Don't Buy Gallo Wines!"
48. FUTURE_211119_342.JPG: Offset lithograph on paper (reproduction) Description: A poster depicting concentric circles made up of colorful blocks. The center circle has no color or blocks. The blocks are smaller and more colorful towards the center. Towards the edges, there are fewer colorful blocks. The text above reads, "el atomo para la paz." The text below reads, "GENERAL DYNAMICS." The text on the right reads, "solar dynamics."
49. FUTURE_211119_344.JPG: Offset lithograph on paper (reproduction) Description: A poster depicting an atom at the top of a colorful triangle. The triangle is made up of colorful shards and shapes that look like they are floating above each other. The atom is a gray circle with an atomic symbol made up of three loops. The loops form a star or flower shape. The top text of the poster reads, "atoms for peace." The bottom text reads, "GENERAL DYNAMICS."
50. FUTURE_211119_347.JPG: "We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten." -- Bill Gates
51. FUTURE_211119_350.JPG: Sphere No. 6 (Sphere within a Sphere) Arnaldo Pomodoro, 1963–1965 Bronze Description: A brass sculpture of a sphere within a sphere. The outside sphere looks to be deteriorating to reveal the inner sphere. The sphere has a smooth exterior and opens to reveal that its interior is made of industrial or gear-like forms. The inner sphere has the same smooth exterior with an opening that reveals its textured interior. An Italian Sculptor's Planetary Vision Sphere within a Sphere, by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro, is an abstraction of the world in which we live. Its core looks like something out of science fiction, but was actually inspired by Renaissance representations of an ideal city. Pomodoro described it as symbolizing "the rebirth of a less troubled and destructive world" -- his own way of visualizing a hopeful future.
52. FUTURE_211119_359.JPG: Beyond the Horizon The impulse to explore, and sometimes conquer, is pervasive in human history. Albert Bierstadt's paintings captured the imagination of the public, promoting the idea of westward expansion. Through his celebration of the American landscape, Bierstadt helped pave the way for the National Park Service and the protection of sites like Yosemite. The scene on Mars was painted at the start of space exploration by Chesley Bonestell, whose images helped the public picture other worlds. The comparison shows us something we might not notice about Bierstadt's painting at first -- it is as uninhabited as the surface of another planet. His pristine landscapes show the West as white settlers chose to see it: unoccupied, although the land had been home to American Indians for thousands of years. One people's future collided violently with another's.
53. FUTURE_211119_361.JPG: Crowdsourcing Knowledge Introduction Did you know that the Smithsonian played a role in creating the National Weather Service? In the 1840s the Smithsonian's first secretary, Joseph Henry, recruited volunteers to submit daily weather reports by telegraph -- the latest technology. Meteorologists used this data to study and predict the weather. Among the many discoveries of this research was the fact that weather systems usually move from west to east. A century later another crowdsourced science project -- Operation Moonwatch -- relied on amateur astronomers, teachers, and teenagers. They helped track and photograph the first artificial satellites before the government took over that role. Today the Smithsonian's citizen science programs continue this legacy, inviting the public to participate in a wide range of research projects.
54. FUTURE_211119_370.JPG: Architect and Inventor "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." -- R. Buckminster Fuller Description: A portrait of R. Buckminster Fuller. The portrait is digitally created based on a photograph. It is multicolored and made up of geodesic domes, which is a dome made up of triangles. Buckminster Fuller is an elderly man with light skin. He has short white hair with a receded hairline. He wears glasses and a suit and tie. The back of the banner is a repeating pattern of a geodesic dome on a brown background. If you had to put someone's photo next to the word "futurist" in the dictionary, R. Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) would be a great choice. An inventive and counterintuitive thinker, Fuller held audiences spellbound with his ideas. In 1975, he gave a lecture series called "Everything I Know" that lasted 42 hours over a period of two weeks. By the end it seemed like he was just getting started. Over the course of his career Fuller wrote numerous books, invented hyper-efficient vehicles, and popularized new forms of architecture, including the geodesic dome. He described our planet as "Spaceship Earth," hurtling through space, and humans as astronauts who had to work together to keep the ship operational. Credit: This portrait was made by artist Nettrice Gaskins using Deep Dream Generator, a computer vision program that uses artificial intelligence to generate new and complex images.
55. FUTURE_211119_374.JPG: Isamu Noguchi Futurist Portrait Artist and Designer "To be hybrid anticipates the future." -- Isamu Noguchi Description: A portrait of Isamu Noguchi. The portrait is digitally created based on a photograph. Noguchi is a middle aged, Japanese American man with very short, balding hair. He looks very seriously at the viewer. The portrait has colorful abstract shapes that make up the painting's foreground and background. Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988) had an incredibly flexible mind. During his long career he turned his talents to sculpture, theater sets, playgrounds, lighting, and much more. The Radio Nurse shown here is part of an early remote monitoring system he designed. It was used to ensure that a baby, or someone in need of medical care, was safe in another room. Noguchi's design was influenced by masks used in Japanese Kendo (a type of martial art) and American nurse's headdresses, reflecting his own split Japanese American identity. Credit: This portrait was made by artist Nettrice Gaskins using Deep Dream Generator, a computer vision program that uses artificial intelligence to generate new and complex images.
56. FUTURE_211119_377.JPG: Helen Keller Futurist Portrait Helen Keller Author and Activist "Like some winged god the future is rushing towards us, and we are part of it -- part of its glory or its shame, its terror or its triumph." -- Helen Keller Description: A portrait of Helen Keller. The portrait is digitally created based on a photograph. It consists mostly of brown, orange, and white tones. Keller is a white woman with brown hair in a low bun. She is shown in a side profile, looking down. She wears a white turtleneck top with ruffles. The image is stylized with small dots. Despite losing her sight and hearing at the age of two, Helen Keller (1880–1968) became an expert communicator. She wrote many books and campaigned tirelessly for racial equality, women's suffrage, and disability rights. She also helped found the American Civil Liberties Union. "It is in our power to make the future great and glorious," she said. "It depends upon our answering rightly the vital questions of the present." Credit: This portrait was made by artist Nettrice Gaskins using Deep Dream Generator, a computer vision program that uses artificial intelligence to generate new and complex images. Experimental Telephone
57. FUTURE_211119_383.JPG: Alexander Graham Bell Futurist Portrait Alexander Graham Bell Inventor "Mr. Watson -- Come here -- I want to see you." -- Alexander Graham Bell's first phone call Description: A portrait of Alexander Graham Bell. The portrait is digitally created based on a photograph. It consists of multi-colored lines reminiscent of wires. Alexander Graham Bell is a white man with light skin. He has short white hair and a full beard. He looks into the distance. Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) invented everything from metal detectors to hydrofoils. But he is best remembered today as one of the creators of the telephone. Few people realize the personal motivations that led to his famous discoveries. Both his mother and wife had hearing loss, which inspired him to study the science of sound. Despite his innovations, Bell approached the question of inclusion very differently from how we do today. For example, he discouraged marriage between people who were hard of hearing, because he thought they would create "a deaf variety of the human race." Bell developed a technology that would transform the world and connect us all. Yet his story shows that even the most farsighted futurists have complicated legacies. Credit: This portrait was made by artist Nettrice Gaskins using Deep Dream Generator, a computer vision program that uses artificial intelligence to generate new and complex images.
58. FUTURE_211119_386.JPG: Margaret Hamilton Futurist Portrait Margaret Hamilton Space Navigator This portrait was made by artist Nettrice Gaskins using Deep Dream, a computer vision program that uses artificial intelligence to generate new and complex images. Description: A portrait of Margaret Hamilton. The portrait is digitally created based on a photograph. She smiles softly at the viewer. She has long hair. She wears clear, big glasses. She is middle aged.The portrait is multicolored, but includes mostly blue and red tones. Data code of ones and zeros appear at the bottom of the image. The back of the banner is a repeating pattern of a series of blue ones and zeros. "When I first got into it, nobody knew what it was that we were doing. It was like the Wild West." -- Margaret Hamilton Every journey needs a plan -- especially a trip to the Moon. When astronauts embarked on their lunar mission in 1969, they used navigation software developed by Margaret Hamilton and her team to guide them. Hamilton (born 1936) was one of few women working in computer programming at the time, and helped popularize the phrase "software engineering." Today this is an enormous industry, one of the most significant in shaping our future. Both in her work on the space program and as an entrepreneur -- she went on to found two software companies -- Hamilton helped pave the way.
59. FUTURE_211119_398.JPG: Nettrice Gaskins Artificial Intelligence Artist "Machine learning seems futuristic, but strange to say, it helps artists like me to rediscover humanity." -- Nettrice Gaskins Description: A portrait of Dr. Nettrice Gaskins. The portrait is digitally created based on a photograph. It is multicolored. Nettrice Gaskins is an African American woman with medium dark skin. She smiles with her lips closed. She wears a colorful scarf with an abstract pattern. The back of the banner is blue and has a repeating pattern of various artist's supplies, such as paintbrushes, pencils, paints, etc. Nettrice Gaskins (born 1970) is a new kind of artist. Computer code is her paintbrush. To make her beautiful and intricate portraits she uses a software program called Deep Dream Generator, which synthesizes multiple existing images, combining them and enhancing their details. Gaskins uses the program to create imagery that humans might never think of. For FUTURES, she has created portraits of other futurists whose work is represented in the exhibition: people who have thought intensely about tomorrow and how it might be shaped. Look for these portraits throughout. Art by Nettrice Gaskins
60. FUTURE_211120_005.JPG: Mineral Rover 2020 Aluminum and steel, plastic, solar panels, lithium batteries, high-performance computers Description: An autonomous vehicle about the size of a small car. It is shaped like a table or carport with a flat top, two flat side panels, and open space in the center. There are four wheels. It is silver with a light blue top. There are four solar panels on top. It has two circular lights on the front of the robot.
61. FUTURE_211120_009.JPG: Better Farming through AI Experts predict that by 2050 we will need to grow 70 percent more food than we do today. To achieve this in a sustainable way, we'll need to reimagine what we grow and how we grow it. The Mineral Rover was created to meet this challenge. It scans and maps plants in the field and uses artificial intelligence to understand important features, such as leaf size and fruit count. It can even detect diseases and weeds. Farmers can then use these insights to increase yields while reducing environmental impacts.
62. FUTURE_211120_040.JPG: Athlete and Advocate "To be unapologetic about my image and who I am, I can't even describe how that feels. To bring together girls who skate, queers who skate, and let those worlds collide. I'm lucky to be here." -- Leo Baker Description: A portrait of Leo Baker. The portrait is digitally created based on a photograph. Leo Baker is looking down and holding a skateboard. They have buzzed hair. They have light colored skin. They wear a white tank top with dark pants. Their skateboard is white and multicolored and has a "Nike" logo on it. The image consists of streetscape-like patterns that create both the portrait and the background. The back of this banner includes a repeating pattern of purple skateboard silhouettes. Leo Baker (born 1991) is one of the top names in competitive skateboarding and an icon of trans and non-binary identity. Under a media spotlight, he risked his career by coming out. It was a personal decision: he didn't want to live a life of "splintered truths," as Baker puts it, "being a different person depending on who I'm with." Baker has since become an influential activist and has helped foster inclusive spaces, such as the New York City Skate Project, which welcomes people of all backgrounds and identities. This portrait was made by artist Nettrice Gaskins using Deep Dream Generator, a computer vision program that uses artificial intelligence to generate new and complex images.
63. FUTURE_211120_045.JPG: Doing Nothing with AI Description: A purple organic-shaped sculpture that flares at the bottom and top. The sculpture slowly mimics the movement of the user in front of it. It is on a dark grey platform. The sculpture has a purple skin with toothpick-like quills painted pink, green, and black. The toothpicks cover the sculpture, like fur or quills. Slow Down and Let Your Mind Wander In a world of rushing around and constantly checking our phones, Doing Nothing with AI offers a quiet moment. Its artificial intelligence code learns new choreography with each person it engages with, in an ongoing loop that can produce more than four million unique movements. In response to your posture and motion, Doing Nothing with AI creates a new rhythm to keep you in a state of "flow" -- a calm but aware state of mind that encourages daydreaming, creative thinking and problem solving. Doing Nothing with AI uses a KUKA AGILUS robot arm to control its motion. The highly versatile robot can do everything from play piano to mix cocktails, but is primarily used in the industrial sector. Doing Nothing With AI reads you as a series of data points. Your body language says a lot about your state of mind. As you move, you'll create new information for it to learn from. This sculpture uses a motion sensor to respond to your movements. No images or identifying information will be captured. Credit: Emanuel Gollob. This work was developed with the help of Creative Robotics, University of Art and Design Linz and Design Investigations Studio, University of Applied Arts Vienna. Supported by Vienna Business Agency.
64. FUTURE_211120_075.JPG: The Smithsonian: Engine of the Future English scientist James Smithson wrote his will in London in 1826, leaving his fortune to the United States to found an institution dedicated to "the increase and diffusion of knowledge." It was an optimistic, forward-looking, universal vision born of the Enlightenment and the promise of America. Though Smithson never visited the USA, he admired its commitment to democracy and knowledge -- two forces enabling human progress. That vision has always motivated the Smithsonian. Established in 1846, it soon led research in new disciplines like anthropology and meteorology, shipping scientific reports to scholarly societies worldwide. Today, Smithsonian research reaches millions who visit our national museums and traveling exhibitions and read our popular magazine. We explore the origins of the universe, the sustainability of life on the planet, the full diversity of American history and human creativity. And increasingly, we share our knowledge digitally, connecting with people around the globe. In this way, for 175 years and beyond, the Smithsonian has provided the public with the tools to understand the future, and hopefully, to shape it for the better.
65. FUTURE_211120_078.JPG: 1846 The US Congress passes an act to create "at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." 1852 Solomon Brown becomes the Smithsonian's first African American employee. An advocate for African American rights, he remained with the Smithsonian for fifty-four years, in "every branch of work that is usual and unusual." 1881 The Arts + Industries Building opens as the first US National Museum. Many of its initial displays are objects donated from the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. Its first event – President James Garfield's inaugural ball – features a "Statue of America" holding an illuminated electric lightbulb, a brand-new invention at the time.
66. FUTURE_211120_086.JPG: SAVING SPECIES FOR TOMORROW. The Smithsonian was conceived as a repository of many collections. One was of animal remains. William Hornaday, a Smithsonian taxidermist, sought to observe living bison in order to make his displays more lifelike . The animals had been hunted almost to extinction, but he found a few out West and brought them back to Washington. Living and cared for in a pen just outside the Arts + Industries Building, they were a hit with visitors, and formed the basis of the National Zoo, with Hornaday as director. Hornaday went on to become the director of the Bronx Zoo. While holding regressive racial views tarnishes his legacy, he became a leader in the movement to conserve species. Starting in the 1980s, scientists at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute pioneered methods of reproduction for endangered species – most famously, giant pandas. With the planet losing more and more species every year through loss of habitat, poaching, and environmental degradation, the Smithsonian has played an increasingly important role in preserving species for generations to come, from African and Asian elephants to tropical frogs in Central America. We are also pioneering new technologies for maintaining biodiversity like cryopreservation, in which DNA specimens are kept frozen in biobanks for potential repopulation in the future.
67. FUTURE_211120_089.JPG: SAVING SPECIES FOR TOMORROW. The Smithsonian was conceived as a repository of many collections. One was of animal remains. William Hornaday, a Smithsonian taxidermist, sought to observe living bison in order to make his displays more lifelike . The animals had been hunted almost to extinction, but he found a few out West and brought them back to Washington. Living and cared for in a pen just outside the Arts + Industries Building, they were a hit with visitors, and formed the basis of the National Zoo, with Hornaday as director. Hornaday went on to become the director of the Bronx Zoo. While holding regressive racial views tarnishes his legacy, he became a leader in the movement to conserve species. Starting in the 1980s, scientists at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute pioneered methods of reproduction for endangered species – most famously, giant pandas. With the planet losing more and more species every year through loss of habitat, poaching, and environmental degradation, the Smithsonian has played an increasingly important role in preserving species for generations to come, from African and Asian elephants to tropical frogs in Central America. We are also pioneering new technologies for maintaining biodiversity like cryopreservation, in which DNA specimens are kept frozen in biobanks for potential repopulation in the future.
68. FUTURE_211120_093.JPG: 1889 U.S. Congress passes a bill to acquire land for a National Zoological Park for "the advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the people." Today Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute continue their work, including conservation of endangered species, from the giant panda to the scimitar-horned oryx. 1910 Smithsonian scientists survey Panama's flora and fauna during the planning and construction of a new canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is the beginning of a long association with the country, leading eventually to the creation of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
69. FUTURE_211120_096.JPG: FUTURE FLIGHT: Astronomer and inventor Samuel Langley became the Smithsonian's third secretary in 1887. His steam-powered, unmanned aircraft, called the "aerodrome," set a record in 1896 by flying about a mile. Langley had a shed constructed in the yard next to the Arts + Industries Building to conduct his experiments. But his achievements were soon overshadowed by the Wright brothers, who achieved the first manned flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903. The Langley aerodrome and the Wright flyer were later displayed inside the Arts + Industries Building, before finding a new home at the National Air and Space Museum (NASM). So was the Apollo 11 Lunar Lander. One of the mission's astronauts, Michael Collins, was NASM's first director. More recently, the museum's geologist John Grant planned the daily movements of the Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity. One of the most well-attended museums in the world, NASM continues to inspire young visitors to become pilots and astronauts, engineers and designers
70. FUTURE_211120_100.JPG: FUTURE FLIGHT: Astronomer and inventor Samuel Langley became the Smithsonian's third secretary in 1887. His steam-powered, unmanned aircraft, called the "aerodrome," set a record in 1896 by flying about a mile. Langley had a shed constructed in the yard next to the Arts + Industries Building to conduct his experiments. But his achievements were soon overshadowed by the Wright brothers, who achieved the first manned flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903. The Langley aerodrome and the Wright flyer were later displayed inside the Arts + Industries Building, before finding a new home at the National Air and Space Museum (NASM). So was the Apollo 11 Lunar Lander. One of the mission's astronauts, Michael Collins, was NASM's first director. More recently, the museum's geologist John Grant planned the daily movements of the Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity. One of the most well-attended museums in the world, NASM continues to inspire young visitors to become pilots and astronauts, engineers and designers
71. FUTURE_211120_107.JPG: ARTS + INDUSTRIES The astounding building in which you're standing has long been a place to encounter the future. Built using progressive techniques and with record efficiency, it opened in 1881 as the National Museum. Dubbed America's 'Palace of Wonders,' it marked a radical shift in the idea of what the Smithsonian could be: our first purpose-built museum, a space to spark discovery and amplify wonder. The Arts + Industries Building has also been an incubator for the Smithsonian itself, and has been used to display everything from dinosaurs to rocket ships. Over the years it has hosted working research laboratories and displayed new inventions: the telegraph, the light bulb, electric cars, computers. A few months after the lunar landing, Apollo 11 astronauts unveiled a moon rock brought back to Earth in the building's rotunda. In 2004, the deteriorating building was closed to the public, and soon after, declared one of America's Most Endangered Places. An intensive restoration project has now stabilized the exterior (including 2 1⁄2 acres of roof and over 900 windows). Its beautiful interior, which remains close to its original state, is now ready for a historic full renovation.
72. FUTURE_211120_109.JPG: ARTS + INDUSTRIES The astounding building in which you're standing has long been a place to encounter the future. Built using progressive techniques and with record efficiency, it opened in 1881 as the National Museum. Dubbed America's 'Palace of Wonders,' it marked a radical shift in the idea of what the Smithsonian could be: our first purpose-built museum, a space to spark discovery and amplify wonder. The Arts + Industries Building has also been an incubator for the Smithsonian itself, and has been used to display everything from dinosaurs to rocket ships. Over the years it has hosted working research laboratories and displayed new inventions: the telegraph, the light bulb, electric cars, computers. A few months after the lunar landing, Apollo 11 astronauts unveiled a moon rock brought back to Earth in the building's rotunda. In 2004, the deteriorating building was closed to the public, and soon after, declared one of America's Most Endangered Places. An intensive restoration project has now stabilized the exterior (including 2 1⁄2 acres of roof and over 900 windows). Its beautiful interior, which remains close to its original state, is now ready for a historic full renovation.
73. FUTURE_211120_110.JPG: DISCOVERING THE UNIVERSE'S MYSTERIES: In 1836, Congress met to debate James Smithson's bequest, which established the Smithsonian. Former president John Quincy Adams argued that the money should be used for an astronomical observatory with telescopes. He called it "a lighthouse of the skies." In the late 1800s, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) set up telescopes behind the Smithsonian Castle and in field camps to observe eclipses and other phenomena. In 1955, SAO moved its headquarters to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to work closely with the Harvard College Observatory. The two observatories joined forces to create the Center for Astrophysics, now one of the largest research organizations of its kind. Its staff provide scientific and engineering expertise for space satellites and Earth-based telescopes around the world. Smithsonian museums also collect and study historical telescopes, meteorites, and Moon rocks. Today, SAO scientists, including Margaret Geller, Sheperd Doeleman, and Mercedes L�pez-Morales, continue to study the formation of the universe, the physics of black holes, and search for life beyond our planet -- pursuing answers to some of the greatest mysteries. Photo credits Top: Courtesy of NASA/CXC/NGST Bottom: Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
74. FUTURE_211120_114.JPG: DISCOVERING THE UNIVERSE'S MYSTERIES: In 1836, Congress met to debate James Smithson's bequest, which established the Smithsonian. Former president John Quincy Adams argued that the money should be used for an astronomical observatory with telescopes. He called it "a lighthouse of the skies." In the late 1800s, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) set up telescopes behind the Smithsonian Castle and in field camps to observe eclipses and other phenomena. In 1955, SAO moved its headquarters to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to work closely with the Harvard College Observatory. The two observatories joined forces to create the Center for Astrophysics, now one of the largest research organizations of its kind. Its staff provide scientific and engineering expertise for space satellites and Earth-based telescopes around the world. Smithsonian museums also collect and study historical telescopes, meteorites, and Moon rocks. Today, SAO scientists, including Margaret Geller, Sheperd Doeleman, and Mercedes L�pez-Morales, continue to study the formation of the universe, the physics of black holes, and search for life beyond our planet -- pursuing answers to some of the greatest mysteries. Photo credits Top: Courtesy of NASA/CXC/NGST Bottom: Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
75. FUTURE_211120_116.JPG: 1936 In the midst of the Great Depression, the Smithsonian uses the latest technology to amplify its voice with the radio broadcast The World Is Yours. The show, covering topics ranging from biology to art history to aeronautics, is written by Smithsonian researchers and presented by out-of-work actors and musicians. 1941 Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Smithsonian moves some of its collections -- 60 tons in all -- to secure storage. Smithsonian museums continue welcoming the public, with service men and women making up at least a quarter of the visitors. 1965 Graphic designer Crimilda Pontes creates the Smithsonian's sunburst logo. "The sun seemed not only appropriate for its scientific element," she explains, "but as a symbol for enlightenment to the whole world."
76. FUTURE_211120_119.JPG: PRESERVING HERITAGE FOR THE FUTURE: The Smithsonian's earliest collections included thousands of ethnological objects from the U.S. Exploring or Wilkes Expedition and the historical relics collections, associated with the founding of the United States. The Smithsonian's collections grew enormously with acquisitions from the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 and the building of the U.S. National Museum (today's Arts + Industries Building). Conservation standards of the time were woefully inadequate, though -- when the Star-Spangled Banner came to the Smithsonian in 1907, it was actually hung outdoors on the facade of the Castle! In 1932, the Freer Gallery of Art established the Smithsonian's first conservation studio, which evolved into its Department of Conservation and Scientific Research. Over the decades, the Smithsonian developed its Museum Conservation Institute, the Lunder Conservation Center, and studios and labs in most museums. Recently, the Smithsonian has worked with partner organizations to save cultural heritage endangered by natural disasters and human conflict. This has included trips to Haiti following the 2010 earthquake, to Iraq following ISIS terrorism, and across the United States following regional floods and hurricanes. With heritage increasingly at risk due to conflict and climate change, the Smithsonian works to preserve endangered artistic and cultural treasures for the benefit of future generations of storytellers. Photo credits Top: National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution Bottom: Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Archives.
77. FUTURE_211120_123.JPG: PRESERVING HERITAGE FOR THE FUTURE: The Smithsonian's earliest collections included thousands of ethnological objects from the U.S. Exploring or Wilkes Expedition and the historical relics collections, associated with the founding of the United States. The Smithsonian's collections grew enormously with acquisitions from the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 and the building of the U.S. National Museum (today's Arts + Industries Building). Conservation standards of the time were woefully inadequate, though -- when the Star-Spangled Banner came to the Smithsonian in 1907, it was actually hung outdoors on the facade of the Castle! In 1932, the Freer Gallery of Art established the Smithsonian's first conservation studio, which evolved into its Department of Conservation and Scientific Research. Over the decades, the Smithsonian developed its Museum Conservation Institute, the Lunder Conservation Center, and studios and labs in most museums. Recently, the Smithsonian has worked with partner organizations to save cultural heritage endangered by natural disasters and human conflict. This has included trips to Haiti following the 2010 earthquake, to Iraq following ISIS terrorism, and across the United States following regional floods and hurricanes. With heritage increasingly at risk due to conflict and climate change, the Smithsonian works to preserve endangered artistic and cultural treasures for the benefit of future generations of storytellers. Photo credits Top: National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution Bottom: Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Archives.
78. FUTURE_211120_126.JPG: 1967 The Smithsonian hosts its first Folklife Festival. The annual event becomes an international model for representing local, regional, and ethnic diversity, celebrating cultures worldwide through collaborative partnerships. 1970 Smithsonian Magazine begins publication, seeking to "stir curiosity in already receptive minds." Ever since, the magazine has brought current research on science, technology and culture to a wide readership.
79. FUTURE_211120_131.JPG: BIODIVERSITY, EVOLUTION, ADAPTATION: As a young man, Spencer Baird corresponded with the famed ornithologist John J. Audubon, and was influenced by his documentation of American birds and their habitats. Baird formed his own collection and became the Smithsonian's very first curator. Following the 1876 U.S. Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Baird arranged for 62 railroad boxcars of items displayed there to come to Washington, DC. A new U.S. National Museum was built to display them: today's Arts + Industries Building. Over the next century, the Smithsonian's collections of flora and fauna helped scientists classify species and understand evolution and adaptation. The Smithsonian now preserves more than 120 million specimens. Scientists across the Smithsonian continue to discover new species. Smithsonian researchers collaborate on studies of the world's forests and marine life to document climate change and its impact on species. And through initiatives such as Earth Optimism, the Smithsonian explores ways to mitigate and reverse the depletion of the world's biodiversity to help ensure the future health of the planet. Photo credits Top: Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Smithsonian Institution, Photo by Chip Clark Bottom: Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Archives
80. FUTURE_211120_135.JPG: BIODIVERSITY, EVOLUTION, ADAPTATION: As a young man, Spencer Baird corresponded with the famed ornithologist John J. Audubon, and was influenced by his documentation of American birds and their habitats. Baird formed his own collection and became the Smithsonian's very first curator. Following the 1876 U.S. Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Baird arranged for 62 railroad boxcars of items displayed there to come to Washington, DC. A new U.S. National Museum was built to display them: today's Arts + Industries Building. Over the next century, the Smithsonian's collections of flora and fauna helped scientists classify species and understand evolution and adaptation. The Smithsonian now preserves more than 120 million specimens. Scientists across the Smithsonian continue to discover new species. Smithsonian researchers collaborate on studies of the world's forests and marine life to document climate change and its impact on species. And through initiatives such as Earth Optimism, the Smithsonian explores ways to mitigate and reverse the depletion of the world's biodiversity to help ensure the future health of the planet. Photo credits Top: Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Smithsonian Institution, Photo by Chip Clark Bottom: Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Archives
81. FUTURE_211120_138.JPG: ARTISTIC INNOVATION: The Smithsonian's first art gallery was in the Castle. Among the early acquisitions and exhibitions were paintings of Native Americans by John Mix Stanley and George Catlin. These early collections were predecessors to the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which together with the National Portrait Gallery, occupies the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture today. Other Smithsonian art museums grew in disparate ways. Charles Lang Freer donated his collection of Asian art and works by James McNeill Whistler to the Smithsonian, along with funds to construct the Freer Gallery of Art. The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, and the National Museum of African Art were originally private institutions, transferred to the Smithsonian. In 1974, the Hirshhorn Museum opened, giving the Smithsonian a world-class venue for contemporary art. Its founding collection came from Latvian American Joseph Hirshhorn, who considered his gift "a small repayment for what this nation has done for me and others like me who arrived here as immigrants." Today, art can be found all across the Smithsonian: a testament to our broad founding vision. Photo credits Top: Smithsonian American Art Museum, � Nam June Paik.
82. FUTURE_211120_142.JPG: ARTISTIC INNOVATION: The Smithsonian's first art gallery was in the Castle. Among the early acquisitions and exhibitions were paintings of Native Americans by John Mix Stanley and George Catlin. These early collections were predecessors to the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which together with the National Portrait Gallery, occupies the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture today. Other Smithsonian art museums grew in disparate ways. Charles Lang Freer donated his collection of Asian art and works by James McNeill Whistler to the Smithsonian, along with funds to construct the Freer Gallery of Art. The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, and the National Museum of African Art were originally private institutions, transferred to the Smithsonian. In 1974, the Hirshhorn Museum opened, giving the Smithsonian a world-class venue for contemporary art. Its founding collection came from Latvian American Joseph Hirshhorn, who considered his gift "a small repayment for what this nation has done for me and others like me who arrived here as immigrants." Today, art can be found all across the Smithsonian: a testament to our broad founding vision. Photo credits Top: Smithsonian American Art Museum, � Nam June Paik.
83. FUTURE_211120_146.JPG: 996 The Institution marks its 150th anniversary with traveling exhibition America's Smithsonian. Millions flock to see it during its 12-city tour. Treasures on display include Dorothy's ruby slippers from the Wizard of Oz, an experimental 1948 Tucker automobile, Dizzy Gillespie's trumpet, an Apollo spacecraft, and a farm worker's altar made for activist C�sar Ch�vez. 2010 Following a devastating earthquake in Haiti, the Smithsonian works with local experts to form a Cultural Recovery Project. The team saves more than 35,000 cultural artworks and artifacts. The project marks increased efforts by the Smithsonian to save cultures endangered by conflict and natural disasters. 2016 The National Museum of African American History and Culture opens to critical acclaim. In the words of founding director Lonnie G. Bunch III, "there are few things as powerful and as important as a people, as a nation that is steeped in its history.
84. FUTURE_211120_151.JPG: ADVANCING MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE: Following the Civil War, the Smithsonian acquired patent models for surgical tools and artificial limbs. These items were all too common during a conflict that resulted in so many deaths, injuries, and amputations. Collections have since grown to encompass nearly all aspects of health and medical practice. Highlights include early x-ray machines, the penicillin mold from Alexander Fleming's experiments, the first artificial heart implanted in a human, and panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Exhibitions, such as Outbreak at the National Museum of Natural History, have helped inform visitors about pandemics. Smithsonian researchers are also making significant contributions to medicine. The National Mosquito Collection helps us understand the evolution of viruses. Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama have worked to prevent Zika virus, and scientists at the National Zoo have studied Avian flu. Suzan Murray, program director of the Smithsonian's Global Health Program, works with U.S. and international agencies to track the movement of infectious diseases from animals to humans.
85. FUTURE_211120_158.JPG: ADVANCING MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE: Following the Civil War, the Smithsonian acquired patent models for surgical tools and artificial limbs. These items were all too common during a conflict that resulted in so many deaths, injuries, and amputations. Collections have since grown to encompass nearly all aspects of health and medical practice. Highlights include early x-ray machines, the penicillin mold from Alexander Fleming's experiments, the first artificial heart implanted in a human, and panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Exhibitions, such as Outbreak at the National Museum of Natural History, have helped inform visitors about pandemics. Smithsonian researchers are also making significant contributions to medicine. The National Mosquito Collection helps us understand the evolution of viruses. Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama have worked to prevent Zika virus, and scientists at the National Zoo have studied Avian flu. Suzan Murray, program director of the Smithsonian's Global Health Program, works with U.S. and international agencies to track the movement of infectious diseases from animals to humans.
86. FUTURE_211120_160.JPG: 2019 The Event Horizon Telescope captures the first image of a black hole, 55 million light years away. The Smithsonian and Harvard's Center for Astrophysics plays a leading role in the effort, which connects observatories around the world to create a single Earth-sized "virtual telescope." 2020 Congress approves the creation of a National Museum of the American Latino and the Smithsonian's American Women's History Museum, two major projects for the Smithsonian's near future.
87. FUTURE_211120_163.JPG: REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN STORY: In 1862, Secretary Joseph Henry refused to let the great orator Frederick Douglass speak at Smithsonian because of his skin color. Henry did believe in documenting American Indian culture, but mainly because he thought it would "disappear." Smithsonian curators also refused to collect material on women's suffrage, only relenting with the passage of the 19th Amendment. In the 1960s -- responding to mounting criticism -- the Smithsonian began to be more inclusive, establishing the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and the Anacostia Community Museum. There was, and still is, much progress to be made. Congressman John Lewis' annual appeal to create an African American museum was repeatedly rejected by Congress until 2003, when bipartisan legislation for its establishment passed at last. The National Museum of African American History and Culture opened to critical acclaim in 2016. Its founding director, Lonnie G. Bunch III, now serves as the Smithsonian's first African American Secretary. Other inclusive milestones include the creation and expansion of the Smithsonian Latino Center and Asian Pacific American Center, and collections documenting gay and lesbian culture, the history of disability, and women's history. "Cultural institutions," says Secretary Bunch, "have to be as much about today and tomorrow as they are about yesterday."
88. FUTURE_211120_167.JPG: REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN STORY: In 1862, Secretary Joseph Henry refused to let the great orator Frederick Douglass speak at Smithsonian because of his skin color. Henry did believe in documenting American Indian culture, but mainly because he thought it would "disappear." Smithsonian curators also refused to collect material on women's suffrage, only relenting with the passage of the 19th Amendment. In the 1960s -- responding to mounting criticism -- the Smithsonian began to be more inclusive, establishing the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and the Anacostia Community Museum. There was, and still is, much progress to be made. Congressman John Lewis' annual appeal to create an African American museum was repeatedly rejected by Congress until 2003, when bipartisan legislation for its establishment passed at last. The National Museum of African American History and Culture opened to critical acclaim in 2016. Its founding director, Lonnie G. Bunch III, now serves as the Smithsonian's first African American Secretary. Other inclusive milestones include the creation and expansion of the Smithsonian Latino Center and Asian Pacific American Center, and collections documenting gay and lesbian culture, the history of disability, and women's history. "Cultural institutions," says Secretary Bunch, "have to be as much about today and tomorrow as they are about yesterday."
89. FUTURE_211120_182.JPG: Poor People's Campaign Protests Space Race or Human Race? Poor People's Campaign protests, Cape Canaveral, Florida, 1969 Description, Image 1: A black and white poster of a "Poor People's Campaign." A middle aged man with buzzed hair and medium dark skin preaches at a podium. His arm is raised. He is Dr. Ralph David Abernathy. The text reads, "1969: 2nd Chapter of the Poor People's Campaign. Feed the hungry, Hire the jobless, Care for the sick, End slums, Protect welfare rights, Educate children, Respect poor people. Dr. Ralph David Abernathy, President SCLC. Southern Christian Leadership Conference. 334 Auburn Avenue, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303, Tel. (404) 522-1420."
90. FUTURE_211120_186.JPG: Description, Image 2: A black and white photo of a group of people protesting. They are walking down steps. There are rockets in the background. All of the protestors have medium dark to dark colored skin. The person in the front holds a sign that states, "$12 a day to feed an astronaut. We could feed starving children for $8."
91. FUTURE_211120_188.JPG: Urban Renewal Protests Protesting the City of the Future Urban Renewal protests in Washington, DC Description, Image 1: A group of people are protesting on a sidewalk. They all walk in a line. The first two people hold up a sign that states, "Push Back Before You Get Pushed Out." The couple in the foreground wears a suit and a dress. Many of the protestors wear suits or dresses. They have dark colored skin. Description, Image 2: A black and white photo of a row of townhomes. The photo is taken from a low angle, so the buildings look very tall. There is a sign out front that states, "These homes were seized illegally…It's another CRIME to keep them empty!" Description, Image 3: A group of people protesting. They all stand in a line, holding signs. There are adults holding signs with young kids next to them. Many of the protestors have medium dark colored skin.
92. FUTURE_211120_193.JPG: Floyd McKissick Futurist Portrait Founder of Soul City This portrait was made by artist Nettrice Gaskins using Deep Dream Generator, a computer vision program that uses artificial intelligence to generate new and complex images. Description: A portrait of Floyd McKissick. The portrait is digitally created based on a photograph. It is multicolored and is made up of map-like shapes and lines. Floyd McKissick gazes in the distance. Floyd McKissick is middle aged, has buzzed brown hair, and medium-dark skin. He is African American. He wears a suit and tie. The back of the banner has a repeating pattern of maps in two shades of green. "If Black Power is to be more than illusion, it must include, if not begin with, economic power." -- Floyd McKissick
93. FUTURE_211120_213.JPG: Sometimes the Past Is Hard to Look at The 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis was supposed to mark America's progress. It introduced visitors to the automobile, outdoor electric lighting, and x-rays. But it also featured "Living Exhibits" with Indigenous people on display, like animals in a zoo. The largest was the Filipino Village, which included more than 1,000 people over a period of seven months. This disturbing exhibit marked the recent colonization of the Philippines by the United States. Stephanie Syjuco, an American artist of Filipina heritage, reflects on this history in Block Out the Sun. She rephotographed images of the 1904 exposition, obscuring them with her hands as if to physically obstruct the racism they document. The artwork reminds us that stories about the future are never neutral.
94. FUTURE_211120_216.JPG: Philippine Exposition World's Fair St. Louis Isadore Warshaw, 1904 Description: A pamphlet displaying people using tools. On the top is the text, "Philippine Exposition, World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904." There is a yellow and orange decorative border. There are two sides of this pamphlet. On the left, is a black and white photo of a young person shooting a bow and arrow in a field. They wear a cloth bottom. They have dark skin. They face away from the camera. On the right is a black and white photo of two young people. They face towards the camera. They each wear elaborately decorated clothing and hats. They have medium-dark skin.The person on the right holds a spear over their shoulder. The person on the left holds an unusually shaped shield.
95. FUTURE_211120_222.JPG: Sometimes the Past Is Hard to Look at The 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis was supposed to mark America's progress. It introduced visitors to the automobile, outdoor electric lighting, and x-rays. But it also featured "Living Exhibits" with Indigenous people on display, like animals in a zoo. The largest was the Filipino Village, which included more than 1,000 people over a period of seven months. This disturbing exhibit marked the recent colonization of the Philippines by the United States. Stephanie Syjuco, an American artist of Filipina heritage, reflects on this history in Block Out the Sun. She rephotographed images of the 1904 exposition, obscuring them with her hands as if to physically obstruct the racism they document. The artwork reminds us that stories about the future are never neutral.
96. FUTURE_211120_228.JPG: Poster 1 of 8: Black History Like You've Never Seen it Before. New Holographic Gallery National Museum of African American History and Culture Opens Juneteenth, 2071. Description: An illustrated purple poster of a family and visitors looking at three Black activists. The activists are surrounded by a yellow light and are holographic. Behind them is the National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Washington Monument. The visitors all wear a star symbol that radiates out on the back of their clothes. Their backs are to the viewer of the poster. The text reads, "Black History Like You've Never Seen it Before." "New Holographic Gallery National Museum of African American History and Culture Opens Juneteenth, 2071."
97. FUTURE_211120_232.JPG: Join Us at an Imaginary Exhibition For FUTURES eight Smithsonian research teams imagined what might be happening in their own areas of expertise, fifty years from now. Each of these posters is a window into that possible future. It may seem like a long way away -- but we're closer to 2071 now than we are to the Woodstock music festival or the Moon landing. How accurate is their guesswork? You'll have to come back in half a century to find out.
98. FUTURE_211120_240.JPG: Poster 2 of 8: The Full Picture, Women in Science. Opening March 8th 2071 at the Smithsonian Women's History Museum. Description, Image 8: An illustrated poster of a puzzle with illuminated pieces. Some of the puzzle pieces are outlines of women's heads in profile. There is a hole in the puzzle that is illuminated. A missing piece is held by a hand. It is a puzzle piece shaped in a woman's profile. The text reads, "The Full Picture, Women in Science. Opening March 8th 2071 at the Smithsonian Women's History Museum."
99. FUTURE_211120_245.JPG: Poster 3 of 8: How Kids Got the Vote: The Story of the 67th Amendment Exhibition opens November 4, 2071 Description: An illustrated poster of a kid on a floating platform looking at many voting posters. The kid's back is to the viewer. They have buzzed hair with a long top. The floating platform is red and has many voting bumper stickers on it. The stickers have various text on them, such as "Vote YES on Prop 32," "Greta for President," and "Martinez Moore ‘72." The platform has a teddy bear in it, holding a United States flag and a small United States hat. The kid looks out onto a city landscape. There are many voting signs in the city. In the distance are spaceships. Text reads, "How Kids Got The Vote. The Story of the 67th Amendment." "Opening at The National Museum of American History, November 3rd, 2071."
100. FUTURE_211120_250.JPG: In the future, will children get to vote? It's not such a crazy idea. Since the birth of democracy, the franchise – the right to participate in elections – has steadily expanded to include non-landowners, people of all races and genders. Maybe someday kids will get a say too. "By the year 2071, I hope our work at the Smithsonian will lead to a democracy that listens to the past and speaks to the future." -– Jon Grinspan (National Museum of American History)
101. FUTURE_211120_255.JPG: Poster 4 of 8: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute North. Facility Grand Opening December 10th 2071. Cape May-New Jersey. Description: An illustrated poster of a research facility that is half underwater and half above water. The building is full of large windows for observation. A boat is docked on one side of the building. A submersible vehicle hangs off the side of the building, ready to be dropped in the water. There are many fish and divers underwater. The text reads, "Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute North." "Facility Grand Opening December 10th 2071. Cape May-New Jersey.
102. FUTURE_211120_261.JPG: Poster 5 of 8: A Space Museum…In Space." "The Smithsonian Orbital Annex. National Air and Space Museum. Opens May 6th, 2071 Description: An illustrated poster of structures in space. A space station with the Smithsonian logo (a yellow sun over a blue circle) floats above the Earth. There are many astronauts floating inside. There is an astronaut floating outside of the station. Next to the astronaut is a separate spacecraft with a satellite on top. The moon is in the background. The text reads, "A Space Museum…In Space." "The Smithsonian Orbital Annex. National Air and Space Museum. Opens May 6th, 2071."
103. FUTURE_211120_267.JPG: Poster 6 of 8: BIG DATA just got small. Real Time Bio Updates Sent to your Smithsonian Ecotracker. Launching October 2071. Description: An illustrated poster of a bug inside a circle highlighted for inspection. There are other symbols around the center bug that show DNA, syringes, a world map, viruses, etc. The colors of the poster are green and blue. The text reads, "BIG DATA just got small." "Real Time Bio Updates Sent to your Smithsonian Ecotracker. Launching October 2071."
104. FUTURE_211120_276.JPG: Poster 7 of 8: Assists: The Rise of Augmented Athletes. Get In The Game! Opening at the National Museum of American History. April 30th, 2071 Description: An illustrated poster of an athlete playing soccer. They wear a device covering their eyes. The view of the poster resembles one of a video game, with symbols showing the battery level, a viewfinder, and the soccer balls are being tracked with a circle around it. It also tracks the athlete's bodily reactions. The poster is green and purple. All of the overlays are purple. The text reads, "Assists: The Rise of Augmented Athletes." "Get In The Game! Opening at the National Museum of American History. April 30th, 2071."
105. FUTURE_211120_282.JPG: Poster 8 of 8: The 1/8th Principle: How Much is Too Much?" "Opening at the National Air and Space Museum. May 5th 2071 Description: An illustrated poster of a spacecraft beaming down into layers of the ground. The spacecraft has four legs that resemble a spider. The three layers state, "Water," "Precious metals," and "Building Materials." Behind the spacecraft are various planets and a landscape. The text reads, "The 1/8th Principle: How Much is Too Much?" "Opening at the National Air and Space Museum. May 5th 2071."
106. FUTURE_211120_285.JPG: In the future, asteroid mining and other forms of off-world resource extraction may become possible. Will the questions of sustainability and equity that we face here on Earth today be debated in outer space? "By the year 2071, we hope our work will lead to an era of plenty, with wise use of asteroid resources for the long run." –- Martin Elvis (Smithsonian Astronomical Observatory), Alanna Krolikowski (Missouri S&T), and Tony Milligan (King's College London)
107. FUTURE_211120_286.JPG: Softbank Start shaping your futures here. Approach one of these beacons to get started, then look for the beacons in the other three halls to explore futures that INSPIRE, UNITE and WORK.
108. FUTURE_211120_297.JPG: A Robot Roommate Sometimes, when you need a friend, a robot may be your best bet. Roomie was developed by a Mexican technology company to offer therapeutic treatment -- one of its many capabilities. It can detect symptoms and also converse using natural language processing software. During the COVID-19 pandemic, at a time of necessary social distancing, Roomie helped relieve loneliness and isolation among hospital patients. This use of artificial intelligence may well be a sign of things to come in the service economy. Description: A white and black robot. Roomie is shaped like a bowling pin: thick and round on the bottom and thin and round at the top. It has a rectangular head. The head has two blue circles in the center of the rectangle that are meant to resemble eyes. There is a piece connecting the head and the body that resembles a neck. You can ask Roomie questions and its specially trained AI will answer them! Start by saying, "Roomie, how are you today?" A video accompanies this object. Plug in headphones to hear the audio description. Credit: Roomie IT You can ask Roomie questions and its specially trained AI will answer them! Start by saying, "Roomie, how are you today?" Images and words shared with Roomie are not captured or stored.
109. FUTURE_211120_303.JPG: Engineering Life Itself In early 2021, scientists successfully cloned a black-footed ferret -- the first time a native endangered species has been cloned in the United States. This was done using frozen DNA from an animal that had been dead for 30 years. The Smithsonian has been leading the field in frozen biomaterials and cryo-collections for many years. The Pan-Smithsonian Cryo-Initiative is one of the world's largest frozen biological collections. It holds thousands of tissue and DNA samples. Smithsonian scientists have pioneered techniques to freeze and use sperm from the bank to rescue rare and endangered species. Smithsonian scientists are also freezing coral larvae in hopes of regrowing reefs that have been destroyed by the effects of climate change. In addition to maintaining biodiversity, the Cryo-Initiative may eventually support human medicine by developing novel approaches to preserve fertility and store biomaterials at room temperature. Conserving species is a huge challenge, and this work shows how collaboration can lead to life-saving results.
110. FUTURE_211120_312.JPG: A Portable Cryo-Container Dry Shipper for Transporting Biomaterials at Ultra-Cold Temperatures (approximately -150 degrees Celsius or -238 degrees Fahrenheit) Plastic straws for storing frozen sperm and embryos Canes for organizing biomaterials stored in liquid nitrogen Description: A large milk-can shaped container with a blue cap. It is about 19 inches tall and 7.5 inches wide. It has a handle for transportation. It has a removable metal insert. It is accompanied by lab materials, including the metal insert, which is a small and thick tube with a point attached to it, resembling a needle. It also comes with cyro sleeves, which have small straws in them. Cyro goblets, which are clear thick tubes. Cyro canes are included and are thin aluminum vial holders in the form of a small stick. They have openings along the stick that small vials can be placed into. A video accompanies this object. Plug in headphones to hear the audio description. Credit: Smithsonian divisions in the Cryo-Initiative include the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
111. FUTURE_211120_318.JPG: Preserving Our Reefs 3D printed coral specimens Acropora cervicornis Herpetolithus crassus Scolymia australis Nylon Description: A white replica of a coral. It is a structure that has many stick shaped pieces coming from a source that is shaped like a rock. It looks like it is coated in thick white paint. It stands on a white block.
112. FUTURE_211120_329.JPG: Access to Tools America is a big place with a wide-reaching connected infrastructure. Yet the country has also been shaped by grassroots networks. During the Great Depression in the 1930s, the Rural Electrification Administration literally empowered remote communities. Their traveling "electric circus," led by home economist Louisan Mamer, showed rural families the benefits of building their own power grids. This was a monumental task, but one with huge long-term benefits. Rural electric cooperatives still provide power to millions of Americans today. In the 1960s futurist Stewart Brand sought to connect a different set of remote communities: the "drop out" communes of the era. His Whole Earth Catalog promised a dizzying range of tools for self-sufficient living. It became an indispensable guide to the emerging environmental movement. As contemporary examples like the Open Insulin Foundation suggest, grassroots activism is not a thing of the past, but still has an important role in shaping our future.
113. FUTURE_211120_331.JPG: Affordable Health through Open Science In a perfect world, communities wouldn't have to make their own insulin. But we don't live in a perfect world. Initiatives like the Open Insulin Foundation, hosted at the Baltimore Underground Science Space (BUGSS), hope to manufacture medicines on a grassroots basis. Such community labs have their critics, who are concerned about the lack of mandated government oversight. Yet the movement to decentralize science is gaining momentum, seeking to return decisions about the progress of science back to our communities and to provide access to those in need. A video accompanies this object. Plug in headphones to hear the audio description. Credit: Courtesy of Baltimore Underground Science Space (BUGSS), Baltimore MD, and The Open Insulin Foundation. Courtesy of Chi.Bio
114. FUTURE_211120_345.JPG: "The new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is always light. If only we're brave enough to see it. If only we're brave enough to be it." -- Amanda Gorman
115. FUTURE_211120_347.JPG: "Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." -- Malcolm X
116. FUTURE_211120_349.JPG: What If Your Ancestors Could Talk to You? Not the Only One (N'TOO) Stephanie Dinkins, 2018 3D print, deep learning AI, oral histories, computer, Arduino, sensors When N'TOO senses you it will say "Hello, my name is N'TOO. Want to talk?" You can begin the conversation by asking, "Hello, are you there?" Credit: Contributors: Sade Dinkins and Erlene Curry, Oral Histories; Angeline Meizler and Francis Tseng, AI Engineers; Neta Bomani, Research Assistant. Support: Sundance Institute, MacArthur Foundation, Creative Capital
117. FUTURE_211120_362.JPG: Octavia E. Butler Author "All that you touch, You Change. All that you Change, Changes you. The only lasting truth is Change. God is Change." -- Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006) is often credited with shaping the ideas of Afrofuturism. In this worldview, the cultures of the African diaspora are seen through the lens of science fiction. Her prophetic novels include Parable of the Sower, written in 1993 and set in the 2020s. The book tells the story of a young visionary navigating a broken world. Butler's work has inspired many other writers, artists, philosophers, filmmakers, and scientists. Her words opened worlds. Credit: This portrait was made by artist Nettrice Gaskins using Deep Dream Generator, a computer vision program that uses artificial intelligence to generate new and complex images.
118. FUTURE_211120_367.JPG: Raise Every Voice Many people have had their views disregarded based on their gender, the color of their skin, or both. Here are two women who embody a radical alternative. In Octavia E. Butler's Afrofuturistic fiction, identity is not fixed. Ethnicity, gender, and even species are constantly shifting. She described her novels not as prophetic, but as "cautionary tales," offered to the present: "The problems that I write about are problems that we can do something about. That's why I write about them." Dinkins, one of many contemporary artists influenced by Butler's work, describes her sculpture Not The Only One (N'TOO) as "an ongoing experiment, an attempt to create a multigenerational memoir of a black American family told from the perspective of an artificial intelligence (AI) of evolving intellect." Its personality grows over the course of its interactions with people. Each conversation is a unique experience. Sometimes N'TOO is more communicative than at other times. Sometimes it is logical, sometimes it is not.
119. FUTURE_211120_373.JPG: Olympics Poster Munich Olympics Otl Aicher, 1972 Offset lithograph on white wove paper (reproduction) Description: A poster with a series of symbols to depict information and instructions. It has a light gray background with white and black icons. There are many different kinds of icons. Some examples include icons for planes taking off and landing, wayfinding directions, telephones, and dining. An Olympian Feat of Graphic Invention Otl Aicher's posters for the 1972 Olympics depict people, transport, and objects as simple emblems, rather like emojis. The graphic system he used pioneered a new type of visual communication across language barriers, aiming at universal comprehensibility. Credit: Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of Ken Friedman; 1997-19-167
120. FUTURE_211120_390.JPG: Our robots are fixing this glitch
121. FUTURE_211120_392.JPG: "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." -- Anne Frank
122. FUTURE_211120_395.JPG: "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." -- James Baldwin
123. FUTURE_211120_407.JPG: "The Future is already here. It's just not very evenly distributed." -- William Gibson
124. FUTURE_211120_428.JPG: 3D printed model of a SARS-CoV-2 spike protein 2021
125. FUTURE_211120_432.JPG: Dr. Barney Graham and Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett Futurist Portrait Vaccine Developers Description: A portrait of Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett and Dr. Barney Graham. The portrait is digitally created based on a photograph. The image is made up of multicolored virus shapes, which is a ball with spikes. Above is Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett. She is an African American woman. She has curly, shoulder length hair. She has medium-dark colored skin. She wears a black brimmed hat. Her t-shirt reads, "A Black girl will save the world." Below is Dr. Barney Graham. He is a white man with light colored skin. He has short, gray hair. He wears a white collared shirt. He has a goatee and glasses. The back of the banner is a pattern of pink print of syringes and small coronavirus shapes. "Our goal is to inform. It's very helpful for people to feel like they're part of something." – Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett Immunologists Dr. Barney Graham and Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett are two of the many scientists across the world who worked together to design COVID-19 vaccines. Their lab at the US National Institutes for Health collaborated with the biotech firm Moderna to develop an innovative application of mRNA technology. Since this breakthrough, they have been working to build public confidence in the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines. Credit: This portrait was made by artist Nettrice Gaskins using Deep Dream Generator, a computer vision program that uses artificial intelligence to generate new and complex images.
126. FUTURE_211120_435.JPG: The development of vaccines to combat COVID-19 is one of the most remarkable scientific breakthroughs of recent times. The incredible speed of this process was made possible through collaboration between thousands of researchers. The method used in some of the new vaccines is itself future facing. A strand of genetic material, mRNA, is introduced into the body. It acts as a set of instructions, teaching the body to recognize spike proteins like those in COVID-19, and create antibodies. This innovative technology may well be the key to preventing future pandemics, holding great promise to combat not just coronaviruses, but also other diseases such as influenza and Zika, and perhaps even cancer.
127. FUTURE_211120_436.JPG: Research Grade, Phase I, and Clinical vials used in vaccine research 2020
128. FUTURE_211120_443.JPG: 3D printed model of a SARS-CoV-2 spike protein 2021
129. FUTURE_211120_446.JPG: Commemorative challenge coins, 2020
130. FUTURE_211120_452.JPG: Sailing on Sunbeams Science fiction meets science fact in Space Sail of the Future. This 1960 painting by Robert McCall depicts a spacecraft powered by light from the Sun. A vessel propelled in this way doesn't need to carry fuel and can devote its entire carrying capacity to scientific instruments. In theory, it could accelerate into the cosmos indefinitely. Amazingly, this idea has been around since the 1600s. But only recently have engineers made it a reality. The mission, LightSail 2, was flown by the Planetary Society, using a small spacecraft called a CubeSat. Particles of light bounce off the surface of the shiny surface of the mylar. These bursts of momentum keep Light Sail 2 in orbit. New affordable technologies like these promise to enable new types of missions and democratize access to space.
131. FUTURE_211120_464.JPG: Coin Operated Wetlands 2021 Materials: Wetland plants, water tanks, water pump, commercial washers, sand, gravel Description: Two laundry machines are connected to a wetland. Pipes and a pump connect the washing machines to an indoor wetland. The wetland consists of two clear boxes filled with aquatic plants, dirt, and water. There is a third box that holds the filtered water. The wetland and water boxes sit on a stack of shipping palettes.
132. FUTURE_211120_466.JPG: An Ecosystem on Rinse Cycle The Coin-Operated Wetland by the Australian artist Tega Brain encourages us to reconsider our place in the environment. What if everyday appliances, such as washing machines, could be used to create ecosystems? This version of the project uses a closed wastewater system to grow a garden of wetland plants. It is inspired by the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the country, which includes Washington, DC, in its watershed. In theory, the principles of an ecosystem like this, in which humans and nature collaborate, could be extended to whole cities.
133. FUTURE_211120_482.JPG: Capsula Mundi 2019 Biodegradable materials Description: A small tree grows from an egg shaped pod. The pod is dark brown and is made of dirt. The pod is made from biodegradable material and is the size of an adult in a fetal position.
134. FUTURE_211120_487.JPG: Earth to Earth, Dust to Dust The idea of being "Death Positive" might seem a little paradoxical. But death is a part of life. Perhaps we can embrace that reality, and develop new ways to mark human loss with dignity. Capsula Mundi is a poetic expression of these ideas. Instead of a coffin, its designers have devised a biodegradable pod-shaped capsule. As the body placed inside decomposes, it turns into materials that nourish new life: a tree. In early 2021 the world's first human composting center opened in Seattle. Those interested can arrange to be recomposed into a few wheelbarrows' worth of garden soil.
135. FUTURE_211120_490.JPG: "Save everything. From what you have, make what you want." -- George Washington Carver
136. FUTURE_211120_493.JPG: "We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims." -- R. Buckminster Fuller
137. FUTURE_211120_496.JPG: "This present moment used the unimaginable future." -- Stewart Brand
138. FUTURE_211120_500.JPG: Me + You
139. FUTURE_211120_519.JPG: Welcoming + Belonging Statement The Smithsonian's Arts + Industries Building (AIB) aims to create an inclusive space that allows every individual to see their full value and honor their heritage, histories and multiple futures. Shared knowledge about technology, innovation, art and industry enriches present and future generations. We call in diverse visitors, partners and perspectives, recognizing that race, ethnicity, class, ability, gender and sexual orientation informs the intersections of our identity and lived experience. AIB supports the work being undertaken to dismantle injustice everywhere. We welcome all to gather and hold space for public dialogue. You belong here. Make meaning. Take action. Spark change. We affirm that everyone has the power to be a future change agent, but in order to shape the future we must also understand our past. We acknowledge that the Smithsonian has its own history of racism, discrimination and exclusion and is in a season of remedy. AIB is committed to advancing racial equity and inclusion, now and in the future, as a foundation for diversity, equity and access. We need your participation to guide our way forward. Join us on this journey to the FUTURES! Land Acknowledgment The Smithsonian's Arts + Industries Building (AIB) gratefully acknowledges the Native Peoples on whose ancestral homelands we gather, as well as the diverse and vibrant Native communities who make their home here today. We acknowledge that AIB sits on the traditional territory of many nations past and present, including the Nacotchtank (Anacostan) and Piscataway Nation and we pay our respects to elders past, present and future. Sustainability Statement The Smithsonian's Arts + Industries Building (AIB) commits to modeling and championing environmental museum policies and practices that preserve our planet for future generations. To help our visitors imagine a more sustainable future, we strive to incorporate sustainability into each stage of our decision making, as well as acknowledge and affirm that: * Climate change is among the greatest threats facing humanity's future. * Cultural institutions have a responsibility and a duty to not only educate visitors on these issues but also to use their own resources wisely and lead the way for innovative sustainable practices. * Cultural equity work and sustainability work are interdependent.
140. FUTURE_211120_526.JPG: "Life's like a movie. Write your own ending." -– Kermit the Frog
141. FUTURE_211120_538.JPG: Games Object From Living Room Console to Global Community The earliest home video game consoles, including one of Ralph Baer's prototypes, seen here, are only five decades old. Already they seem like ancient history. Video games are now a vast industry, played by almost three billion people worldwide -- forty percent of the world population. Though often associated with action and violence, video games also feature whole other worlds to be explored. Gaming's emphasis on problem solving and interactivity prepares players for a life of digital interfaces. Where might this massive industry go in the future, and what values and skills might it impart to the next generation?
142. FUTURE_211120_550.JPG: A New Way to Tell Ancient Stories Never Alone (Kisima Inŋitchuŋa) tells the story of a young girl and her arctic fox companion. The game, developed in collaboration with the I�upiat, an Alaska Native people, shares their living culture with millions of people worldwide. It also inspires gamers within the community to engage imaginatively with their own storytelling traditions. Description: A video game called Never Alone, Kisima Inŋitchuŋa (pronounced Keeseema Eengeetchuna). In this game, a young girl wears a heavy winter coat. She travels around an arctic landscape with a white fox. Together they solve various problems.
143. FUTURE_211120_578.JPG: The Oceanic Unknown The ocean is the closest far-away place. More than 80 percent has never been mapped or even seen by humans. Visionaries have often thought about how we might venture into this realm. Their ideas have developed in parallel with the exploration of outer space. In the 1960s designer Russell Heston imagined building a jazz lounge on the ocean floor. Today, with rising sea levels threatening the world's largest cities, designers are considering how humans can adapt to a water world. The floating community OCEANIX City presents one possible way forward. If realized, it will allow 10,000 people to live on the ocean surface, without harming marine ecosystems. Jeffrey Veregge's forthcoming graphic novel, The Sovereign, also explores a future water world. It reimagines the Jules Verne novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in combination with Indigenous storytelling traditions of the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe in Washington state.
144. FUTURE_211120_622.JPG: Shop the FUTURES
145. FUTURE_211120_630.JPG: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. " -- Arthur G. Clarke
146. FUTURE_211120_635.JPG: "I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world." -- Tupac Shakur
147. FUTURE_211120_637.JPG: "You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one." -- John Lennon
148. FUTURE_211125_184.JPG: Earth Systems As climate change accelerates, researchers are developing new solutions. Hypergiant's Eos BioReactor captures carbon from the air with 400 times the efficiency of a tree. The algae inside uses light to convert carbon dioxide into a biomass. The results can be used for food, fertilizer, or other purposes. When connected to an industrial HVAC system, it cleans the air exhaust before it's released into the sky. The Water Harvester operates using an innovative technology called metal-organic frameworks, which use nanoparticles to pull drinkable water straight out of the air. It works even on the driest days in a desert. Technologies like this could be lifesaving for the two billion people worldwide who lack access to safe, clean drinking water.
149. FUTURE_211125_191.JPG: AI-powered algae farm Description: A box-like structure with a vertical door. The exterior of this bioreactor are silver and black panels. On the inside of the door are many vertical tubes. The tubes are filled with neon green algae. Underneath the tubes is a clear box that is neon green inside. Next to the door, is a control panel, shaped like a tablet computer. On the outside is the "Hyper Giant" logo which consists of multiple neon green rectangles with a diagonal on the top edge. Above it is a neon green rocket ship symbol.
150. FUTURE_211125_214.JPG: Pure Water From Air . . . Anywhere Water Harvesting Inc., Small-Scale Prototype 2019–2020 Metal-organic framework, acrylic, 3D printed parts, metal, electronics, with nanoparticles sample Description: A wide cylindrical machine. The machine is mostly black and silver. At the top is a clear panel. Inside is a circular device with wires surrounding it. It connects to a panel of many wires. The panel has a small tube that connects to a small clear water bottle. The water bottle has water inside.
151. FUTURE_211125_223.JPG: A World-Changing Technology, Still Unrealized The parts shown here come from "Scylla," an experimental fusion apparatus that was built and successfully tested at the national Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in 1958. This was the first demonstration of a nuclear fusion reaction that could, in principle, be controllably sustained and used to generate power. In the reaction two hydrogen nuclei combine and release energy, just as they do in stars. Fusion could be a transformative technology -- far cleaner and safer than today's fission-based reactors. This may be a reality sooner than we think: researchers are pursuing the goal of making such a device workable within the next decade. Such a breakthrough would greatly reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and could even fuel travel into deep space.
152. FUTURE_211125_229.JPG: Future Foods Atoma Spice Clusters Food Design, Aroma Chemistry, 3D print, originally cocoa butter, adapted to Wax Encapsulation Description: A series of wax clusters. They are muted tones of red, green, yellow, and blue. Clusters consist of several spheres attached to one another in an organic fashion. Each spice cluster is shaped differently. Some parts of the clusters have a smooth finish and some are textured with bumps. Molecules . . . Delicious! Atoma Spice Clusters, by designer Alexandra Genis, are made from pure, synthetic flavor molecules, which can be grated onto food. This is an artificial solution to a natural problem: "Every flavor can be concocted everywhere," Genis explains, "in any season or climate, eliminating the need for transporting exotic and expensive produce from faraway places."
153. FUTURE_211125_236.JPG: El atomo para la paz (Atoms for Peace) Erik Nitsche, 1955 Offset lithograph on paper (reproduction) Description: A poster depicting concentric circles made up of colorful blocks. The center circle has no color or blocks. The blocks are smaller and more colorful towards the center. Towards the edges, there are fewer colorful blocks. The text above reads, "el atomo para la paz." The text below reads, "GENERAL DYNAMICS." The text on the right reads, "solar dynamics."
154. FUTURE_211125_239.JPG: Atoms for Peace Posters Erik Nitsche, 1955 Offset lithograph on paper (reproduction) Description: A poster depicting an atom at the top of a colorful triangle. The triangle is made up of colorful shards and shapes that look like they are floating above each other. The atom is a gray circle with an atomic symbol made up of three loops. The loops form a star or flower shape. The top text of the poster reads, "atoms for peace." The bottom text reads, "GENERAL DYNAMICS."
155. FUTURE_211125_247.JPG: Will the Future Be Handmade? Making things by hand is slow compared to machine production. Craft has value in itself, though. It connects us to the past and provides an alternative to an on-demand consumer culture. These values lie at the heart of textile artist Porfirio Guti�rrez's work. He seeks to preserve the traditions of the Zapotec people of Southern Mexico in ways that speak to modern life. The title of his series Ofrenda means "offering," a tribute to the binding together of past, present, and future. Scholar and designer Elisa Palomino is also adapting traditional techniques in indigo dyeing, pattern making, and material use to meet modern needs. She has worked to bring fish skin into the fashion industry, collaborating with anthropologists at the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center and indigenous makers in Alaska and Japan. Their collaboration aims to transform ocean waste into high-value products.
156. FUTURE_211125_250.JPG: Give Earth a Chance Milton Glaser, 1970 Lithograph on paper (reproduction) Description: A poster of the Earth floating in a room. The text reads, "Give Earth a Chance," "Environmental Action Coalition." Credit: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of Uri Danyluk. 1970-18-1 Save Our Earth Jennifer Morla, 1995 Offset lithograph on paper (reproduction) Description: A poster of a collage of various images. The text reads, "Save Our Earth."There are photos of eyes, a bird, water, land, clouds, and the cosmos. There are drawings over these images of various shapes, such as a leaf and concentric circles. Credit: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, Morla Design, Inc., San Francisco; copyright 2021 Jennifer Morla Is This Tank Under Your Town? U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1990 Ink on paper (reproduction) Description: A poster of an underground tank. There is a colorful town on top of a hill. The central image is of an underground tank under the town. There is an oil spill coming from the tank. This leads to the text that reads, "Is This Tank Under Your Town?" The subheading reads, "If it is, you could have gasoline or other harmful chemicals in your drinking water." There is smaller text below that with more information about contaminated underground water and what to do about it.
157. FUTURE_211125_256.JPG: Description: Two laundry machines are connected to a wetland. Pipes and a pump connect the washing machines to an indoor wetland. The wetland consists of two clear boxes filled with aquatic plants, dirt, and water. There is a third box that holds the filtered water. The wetland and water boxes sit on a stack of shipping palettes. An Ecosystem on Rinse Cycle The Coin-Operated Wetland by the Australian artist Tega Brain encourages us to reconsider our place in the environment. What if everyday appliances, such as washing machines, could be used to create ecosystems? This version of the project uses a closed wastewater system to grow a garden of wetland plants. It is inspired by the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the country, which includes Washington, DC, in its watershed. In theory, the principles of an ecosystem like this, in which humans and nature collaborate, could be extended to whole cities.
158. FUTURE_211125_278.JPG: Time and Motion Studies Lillian and Frank Gilbreth were obsessed with efficiency. A hundred years ago, as assembly lines were coming to American factories, they studied human motion to find what they called the "One Best Way" to achieve specific tasks. While we still value efficiency today, we also recognize the importance of flexibility. Recently, engineer and scientist Dava Newman worked with colleagues at NASA, MIT, and industry partners to develop a new kind of spacesuit. Unlike the traditional, bulky, one-size-fits-all models, it is closely fitted. It uses stretchy polymers to permit a full range of motion and fit a wider range of users, both male and female. Newman was inspired by the Gilbreths' careful analysis of human movement. But in a sense, she achieved the opposite of what they had in mind: not just "One Best Way," but complete freedom and optimizing performance through customization.
159. FUTURE_211125_301.JPG: Hyperloop Description: A white pod about the size of a train car. The pod has rounded edges. It is shaped like a tube that has been pushed forward horizontally. The pod has elongated circular windows on the sides of the tube. There is text on the side that states "Virgin hyperloop." It has a clear window on the front and back of the tube as well. The hyperloop sits on a platform surrounded by a ramp so that visitors can view the interior of the pod. The interior contains passenger seats and seatbelts. Time Travel, Today Like all precious resources, time is worth saving. Virgin Hyperloop aims to do just that, by transporting passengers hundreds of miles per hour through a nearly airless vacuum tube. Distances that once took months to travel, and today take hours, will require just minutes. After a successful test with human passengers in the Nevada desert in November 2020, plans are now underway to develop the hyperloop for commuter use. This is the first public display of Pegasus, the pod from this test run. Given its incredible speed and its light ecological footprint (compared to highways), hyperloop may very well be the future of transport. And like previous transportation breakthroughs -- trains, planes, and automobiles -- it could radically transform our social fabric. How can we ensure there's a seat for everyone on this fast track to the future?
160. FUTURE_211125_325.JPG: West Hall, FUTURES that Work The challenges in our future are certain, even if the solutions are not. Technology moves so fast that it can feel hard to keep up. Climate change threatens the planet itself. Then again, humanity has always been able to solve big problems and adapt to the "new normal." What might ours look like in the years to come? FUTURES that Work looks at possible solutions: ways of making a healthier, happier world. Perhaps we should simply slow down -- faster isn't always better. Maybe we'll be smarter in how we use our resources, so we don't use them up. Perhaps we'll harness the power of renewables, focusing our creativity on sustainable cycles, rather than endless growth. Will any of these strategies solve all our problems? Probably not, but each of them has a vital part to play.
161. FUTURE_211125_334.JPG: South Hall, FUTURES that Unite What might "people power" look like in the future? What will it take for us to live in ways that are more equitable, peaceful, and inclusive? Given our diverse perspectives, how can we best make decisions about our shared futures, together? This section of the exhibition explores how we relate to one another. It proposes new ways for us to connect, both face to face and across huge distances. Some of these ways of building community are organic, grassroots movements that may someday go global. Others are technological, offering new ways to collaborate with each other, as well as animals, robots, and even plants. All have the same goal: to tap into our collective humanity. As we turn our future dreams into reality, perhaps we should place the greatest value on one another.
162. FUTURE_211125_350.JPG: East Hall, FUTURES that Inspire To infinity and beyond! This section of the exhibition dives headfirst into the future, with a spirit of adventure. Here you'll see ideas that feel like science fiction. They may seem impossible, even silly. Giant leaps of imagination often do. As history shows, dreaming helps us reshape reality. The most important inventions can come out of a spirit of play. Imagine new materials, new foods, new species. In the brave world of the future, what seems impossible today may become totally commonplace tomorrow. We'll live on other planets, or underwater. Computers will help us daydream. Dive into the unknown with optimism and audacity, and we just might get the future we want. So buckle up, and dream big.
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The Arts and Industries Building is the second oldest (after The Castle) of the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Initially named the National Museum, it was built to provide the Smithsonian with its first proper facility for public display of its growing collections. The building, designed by architects Adolf Cluss and Paul Schulze, opened in 1881, hosting an inaugural ball for President James A. Garfield. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971. After being closed since 2004, the building reopened in 2021 with a special exhibition, Futures, scheduled to run through July 2022.

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The Arts and Industries Building was sited slightly farther back from the Mall than the Smithsonian Castle to avoid obscuring the view of the Castle from the Capitol. The building was designed to be symmetrical, composed of a Greek cross with a central rotunda. The exterior was constructed with geometric patterns of polychrome brick, and a sculpture entitled Columbia Protecting Science and Industry by sculptor Caspar Buberl was placed above the main entrance on the north side.

The interior of the building was partially lit through the use of skylights and clerestory windows. An iron truss roof covers the building. In 1883, the exterior was adjusted to use a more vibrant maroon-colored brick.

The building is composed of four pavilions, one at each corner, about 40 feet (12 m) square and three stories tall. These surround a central rotunda. Lower sections or "ranges" were placed outside the pavilions. Pervasive complaints of dampness and the poor health of the building's occupants led to the replacement of the wood floors in the 1890s. Balconies were added in 1896–1902 to increase space after a new Smithsonian Building failed to be authorized by the United States Congress. A tunnel was constructed in 1901 to the Smithsonian Institution Building next door.

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