Key	Imgs	Short Description
2018_DC_Solstice_NMAH_180623	107	DC -- America Now Solstice Saturday @ Natl Museum of Amer History Revel in the solstice at this year’s America Now, when three of your favorite museums unite for an after-hours festival of Americana. Enjoy the extra daylight at a mid-summer moveable feast celebrating the best of art and history in DC. Gather for happy hour at the National Museum of American History...
2018_DC_SIAH_Cultivating	47	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Dibner Library Exhibit: Cultivating America's Gardens Cultivating America's Gardens May 4, 2017 – August 2018 Using books and objects from Libraries and Gardens collections of the Smithsonian, Cultivating America’s Gardens highlights early horticulture publications; 19th century popular and new “exotic plants”; prominent landscape designers; changing...
2015_DC_SIAH_Fantastic	66	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Dibner Library Exhibit: Fantastic Worlds: Science and Fiction, 1780-1910 Fantastic Worlds: Science and Fiction, 1780-1910 July 1, 2015 – February 26, 2017 This exhibition explores the intersecting influences of science, innovation, industry, and the Victorian creative imagination through books from the Smithsonian Libraries and selected historical objects from Smithsonian...
2010_DC_SIAH_Fold	14	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Dibner Library Exhibit: Fold, Pull, Pop, Turn (Paper Engineering) Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop & Turn June 14, 2010 – September 5, 2011 This exhibition on innovative book design highlights movable, pop-up, folding, and multiple-construction books from the year 1570 to the present day. Although today pop-up books are often found in the children's book section,...
2013_DC_SIAH_Little	59	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Dibner Library Exhibit: Little Golden Books Little Golden Books June 28, 2013 – January 5, 2014 Learn how Little Golden Books transformed children’s reading habits and became a catalyst for change in reading standards and traditions in the early 20th century. Prior to World War II, large-format, classic story books for children were...
2018_DC_SIAH_YCollect	58	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Dibner Library Exhibit: Magnificent Obsessions: Why We Collect Magnificent Obsessions: Why We Collect November 7, 2018 – July 1, 2020 The impulse to collect is human. We collect for many reasons: to gather information about the world, to preserve the past, and to follow our interests and desires. For some, it is a lifelong pursuit. Pioneering collectors shaped...
2010_DC_SIAH_1939	22	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: 1939 1939 November 24, 2010 – October 21, 2012 This small exhibition reveals how Americans used entertainment to distract themselves during a turbulent year when the country was recovering from the Great Depression and World War II loomed -- 1939. Heroes, both real and imaginary, were made through radio...
2014_DC_SIAH_WorldsFair	40	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: 1965 Ford Mustang and World's Fair 1965 Ford Mustang April 25, 2014 – January 4, 2015 A silver-blue 1965 Ford Mustang made in October 1964 and donated to the museum in 2004 by Eleanor McMillan, a former Smithsonian employee, is on display. The first Mustang was revealed to the public by Henry Ford II at the World’s Fair in New York...
2019_DC_SIAH_DDay	36	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: 75th Anniversary of D-Day 75th Anniversary of D-Day June 6, 2019 – TBD To mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the museum displays objects from our World War II collections. Featured objects include a rare and authentic marble grave marker of the type used in the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer,...
2023_DC_SIAH_More_Perfect	98	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: A More Perfect Union: American Artists and the Currents of Our Time A More Perfect Union: American Artists and the Currents of Our Time September 19, 2023 – October 1, 2023 In celebration of its 60th anniversary, Art in Embassies’ traveling exhibition, A More Perfect Union: American Artists and the Currents of Our Time, will be on view at the National Museum of...
2002_DC_SIAH_More_Perfect	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution October 1, 1987 – January 11, 2004 The Constitutional process is examined by considering the experiences of Americans of Japanese ancestry before, during, and after World War II. During World War II almost 120,000 Japanese Americans,...
2003_DC_SIAH_More_Perfect	4	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution October 1, 1987 – January 11, 2004 The Constitutional process is examined by considering the experiences of Americans of Japanese ancestry before, during, and after World War II. During World War II almost 120,000 Japanese Americans,...
2021_DC_SIAH_Grieves	37	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: A Nation Grieves A Nation Grieves September 17, 2021 to December 14, 2021 This display features 24 white plastic flags from the 2020 public art installation designed by artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg. The In America: How could this happen... installation outside of RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. was designed to...
2009_DC_SIAH_Lincoln	130	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life January 16, 2009 – May 30, 2011 The museum brings together—for the first time—its unique and unparalled Lincoln collection. Through a focused selection of nationally important Lincoln artifacts, visitors explore the life and times of this extraordinary figure....
2017_DC_SIAH_AdWar	30	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Advertising War Advertising War April 6, 2017 – October 1, 2017 Before the advent of radio and motion pictures, art and illustration were the primary forms of mass communication. With the outbreak of World War I, governments, militaries, and service organizations hired artists and illustrators to depict the ravages...
2005_DC_SIAH_AgHall	11	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Agriculture Hall Agriculture Hall January 23, 1964 – September 4, 2006 Hand and horse-drawn tools to present-day mechanized equipment illustrate the changes in rural America since the 18th century. Together the scythes, hayforks, plows, harvesting machinery, and steam engines show the progression in agriculture from...
2019_DC_SIAH_All_Work	57	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: All Work and No Pay: A History of Women's Invisible Labor All Work and No Pay: A History of Women's Invisible Labor March 4, 2019 – February 2020 Explore the history of women’s work in the home and the value and implications of unwaged labor. Despite making steps forward in the paid labor force, there is an implied and historical expectation that women will...
2016_DC_SIAH_Firefighting	17	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Always Ready: Firefighting in the 19th Century Always Ready: Firefighting in the 19th Century September 16, 2016 – TBD Firefighting has always been a duty that depends upon the participation of the community. However, the role of citizens in fighting fire changed dramatically over the 19th century. Populations grew and buildings rose in size,...
2024_04_14D2_SIAH_Ready	35	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Always Ready: Firefighting in the 19th Century Always Ready: Firefighting in the 19th Century September 16, 2016 – Indefinitely Firefighting has always been a duty that depends upon the participation of the community. However, the role of citizens in fighting fire changed dramatically over the 19th century. Populations grew and buildings rose in... (Partially reviewed)
2018_DC_SIAH_Listening	39	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: America's Listening America's Listening October 19, 2018 – TBA America's Listening tells the story of recorded sound and five of the innovations that contributed to how we consume music and movies today. Artifacts on view include Thomas Edison’s phonograph, Alexander Graham Bell’s graphophone, Emile Berliner’s...
2020_DC_SIAH_Listening	44	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: America's Listening America's Listening October 19, 2018 – TBA America's Listening tells the story of recorded sound and five of the innovations that contributed to how we consume music and movies today. Artifacts on view include Thomas Edison’s phonograph, Alexander Graham Bell’s graphophone, Emile Berliner’s...
2003_DC_SIAH_On_Move	66	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: America on the Move
2005_DC_SIAH_On_Move	4	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: America on the Move
2012_DC_SIAH_On_Move	21	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: America on the Move Time for a few pictures with the wide angle lens.
2015_DC_SIAH_On_Move	490	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: America on the Move
2016_DC_SIAH_On_Move	34	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: America on the Move
2021_DC_SIAH_On_Move	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: America on the Move
2017_DC_SIAH_Democracy	563	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: American Democracy: The Great Leap of Faith
2015_DC_SIAH_Enterprise	45	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: American Enterprise
2016_DC_SIAH_Enterprise	687	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: American Enterprise
2014_DC_SIAH_Nisei	6	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: American Heroes (Nisei medalion) American Heroes February 19, 2014 – June 2, 2014 Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, President Roosevelt issued an executive order which resulted in the removal and imprisonment of over 110,000 ethnic Japanese in camps through the western U.S. Almost two-thirds of those...
2012_DC_SIAH_Stories	127	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: American Stories Take a journey through time and discover both well-known and less-familiar stories about the American experience in the Museum’s newest signature exhibition: American Stories. In 5,300 square feet, American Stories features an engaging mix of artifacts from the Museum’s vast holdings to tell stories...
2014_DC_SIAH_Stories	32	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: American Stories
2015_DC_SIAH_Stories	65	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: American Stories Including the mini-exhibit Giving in America December 1, 2015 – Indefinitely The two Giving in America preview cases explore civic philanthropy over the past century. By the turn of the 20th century, a new generation of wealthy Americans increasingly supported secular as well as religious-based...
2016_DC_SIAH_Stories	30	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: American Stories
2019_DC_SIAH_Stories	57	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: American Stories
2020_DC_SIAH_Stories	17	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: American Stories
2010_DC_SIAH_Apollo	20	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Apollo: Where Stars Are Born Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment April 23, 2010 – August 29, 2010 The exhibition explores for the first time the rich history and the cultural significance of Harlem's Apollo Theater. It features photographs and artifacts to trace the story of the...
1999_DC_SIAH_Armed	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Armed Forces History Armed Forces History July 3, 1965 – January 12, 2004 Through displays of uniforms, weapons, and flags, the Armed Forces History Hall traces the development of the U.S. armed forces beginning with the early Colonial period. A selection of patent models by such notable American inventors as Samuel Colt,...
2002_DC_SIAH_Armed	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Armed Forces History Armed Forces History July 3, 1965 – January 12, 2004 Through displays of uniforms, weapons, and flags, the Armed Forces History Hall traces the development of the U.S. armed forces beginning with the early Colonial period. A selection of patent models by such notable American inventors as Samuel Colt,...
2005_DC_SIAH_Armed	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Armed Forces History Armed Forces History July 3, 1965 – January 12, 2004 Through displays of uniforms, weapons, and flags, the Armed Forces History Hall traces the development of the U.S. armed forces beginning with the early Colonial period. A selection of patent models by such notable American inventors as Samuel Colt,...
2018_DC_SIAH_Art_Industry	30	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Art in Industry Art in Industry March 22, 2018 – TBA Art in Industry looks back at a time when Americans embraced artistic skills as a way to build a consumer-oriented industrial economy. This display features artistic industries as varied as publishing and pottery from the 1830s to the 1930s through three lenses:...
2014_DC_SIAH_Bollywood	40	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Beyond Bollywood Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation February 27, 2014 – August 16, 2015 Learn about the history and contemporary experiences of Indian Americans as they have grown to be one of the more diverse and well-recognized communities in the United States. Photographs, artifacts, video, and...
2015_DC_SIAH_BigBand	5	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Big Band Big Band March 31, 2015 – Indefinitely “Big Band” is by American painter LeRoy Neiman, who was known for his brilliantly colored, expressionist paintings and screen prints of athletes, musicians and sporting events. Completed in 2005, this work depicts performers he saw in concert from the 1950-80s....
2017_DC_SIAH_BigBand	40	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Big Band Big Band March 31, 2015 – Indefinitely “Big Band” is by American painter LeRoy Neiman, who was known for his brilliantly colored, expressionist paintings and screen prints of athletes, musicians and sporting events. Completed in 2005, this work depicts performers he saw in concert from the 1950-80s....
1981_DC_SIAH_Dollhouse	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Bradford Dolls' House
2010_DC_SIAH_Dollhouse	6	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Bradford Dolls' House
2016_DC_SIAH_Dollhouse	34	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Bradford Dolls' House
2014_DC_SIAH_Purse	35	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Camilla's Purse Camilla's Purse January 24, 2014 – May 4, 2014 Holocaust survivor Camilla Gottlieb’s ordinary life in Vienna was upended by World War II into crisis, imprisonment, and ultimately a new life in the United States. Her purse, discovered by her family after her death in 1964, contained letters and papers...
2016_DC_SIAH_Celebration	20	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Celebration: Snapshots of African American Communities Celebration: Snapshots of African American Communities September 9, 2016 – December 27, 2016 To celebrate the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the National Museum of American History presents a special display of 25 photographs that reflect the diversity of the...
2002_DC_SIAH_Ceremonial	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Ceremonial Court
2003_DC_SIAH_Ceremonial	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Ceremonial Court
2006_DC_SIAH_Ceremonial	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Ceremonial Court
2024_03_18E_SIAH_Game	141	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Change YOUR Game Change YOUR Game March 15, 2024 – Ongoing Invention and technology can make the difference between victory and defeat and expand the field of who can participate in sports. Change YOUR Game is a family-friendly, interactive exhibition on the intersection of invention, sports, and technology developed... (Partially reviewed)
2012_DC_SIAH_Changing	124	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Changing America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863, and the March on Washington, 1963 Changing America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863, and the March on Washington, 1963 December 14, 2012 - September 15, 2013 The National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of American History commemorate two events that changed the course of the nation: The 1863...
2018_DC_SIAH_City_Hope	49	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign December 15, 2017 – Indefinitely City of Hope commemorates the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s daring vision to end poverty in the United States. With newly discovered photographs and videos, the exhibition encourages visitors to...
2006_DC_SIAH_CBarton_Amb	3	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Clara Barton’s Red Cross Ambulance, 1898
2017_DC_SIAH_CBarton_Amb	12	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Clara Barton’s Red Cross Ambulance, 1898 Clara Barton’s Red Cross Ambulance, 1898 This ambulance is one of eleven vehicles purchased by the Central Cuban Relief Committee of New York for use by Clara Barton and the American National Red Cross. The committee sent the ambulance to Camp Thomas, an army debarkation camp in Chickamauga, Georgia,...
2019_DC_SIAH_CBarton_Amb	11	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Clara Barton’s Red Cross Ambulance, 1898
2012_DC_SIAH_Conestoga	4	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Conestoga Wagon Conestoga Wagon September 19, 2012 – Indefinitely Covered wagons, which enabled settlement to spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific, have long held an iconic place in the real and storied past of the American nation. Until the 1850s, Conestoga wagons helped settlers just beyond the mid-Atlantic...
2010_DC_SIAH_Cosmos	9	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Cosmos in Miniature: The Remarkable Star Map of Simeon De Witt Cosmos in Miniature: The Remarkable Star Map of Simeon De Witt May 28, 2010 – December 5, 2010 This exhibition features the oldest surviving Anglo-American star map. Hand-drawn in 1780 by Simeon De Witt (1756-1834), a surveyor for George Washington and the Continental army, the map shows the stars...
2006_DC_SIAH_Post_Office	10	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Country Store Post Office
2020_DC_SIAH_Icons	152	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Creating Icons: How We Remember Women's Suffrage Creating Icons: How We Remember Women's Suffrage March 6, 2020 – May 2, 2021 This exhibition marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment recognizing women’s right to vote. It commemorates women’s achievements in winning suffrage and invites audiences to explore how we celebrate milestones, what...
2016_DC_SIAH_Cyrus	42	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Cyrus Field and the Transatlantic Telegraph Cable Cyrus Field and the Transatlantic Telegraph Cable July 1, 2016 – November 30, 2016 In the mid-19th century, the world suddenly became smaller when an underwater telegraph cable joined two nations divided by the sea, Ireland and Newfoundland, Canada. Using Archives Center collection materials, this...
2022_DC_SIAH_Daves_Dream	17	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Dave's Dream Dave's Dream May 27, 2022 – Indefinitely Dave’s Dream is a modified 1969 Ford LTD known as a “lowrider” and named for David Jaramillo of Chimayo, New Mexico, who began customizing this car in the 1970s. After his death, Jaramillo’s family and local artisans completed the modifications that he had...
2022_DC_SIAH_Sense	87	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Discovery and Revelation: Religion, Science, and Making Sense of Things Discovery and Revelation: Religion, Science, and Making Sense of Things March 18, 2022 – March 1, 2023 Religious and scientific ideas have influenced each other in surprising ways throughout American history. This interaction of religious ideas with scientific and technological advances are one of the...
2005_DC_SIAH_Disneyland	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Disneyland: The First 50 Years Disneyland: The First 50 Years June 9, 2005 – September 4, 2006 To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Disneyland, two rides -- a big teacup from Alice's Mad Tea Party and Dumbo the Flying Elephant -- from the original theme park in Los Angeles, California, are on view.
2008_DC_SIAH_Disneyland	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Disneyland: The First 50 Years Disneyland: The First 50 Years June 9, 2005 – September 4, 2006 To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Disneyland, two rides -- a big teacup from Alice's Mad Tea Party and Dumbo the Flying Elephant -- from the original theme park in Los Angeles, California, are on view.
2016_DC_SIAH_Lighting	237	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Electricity: Lighting the World
2021_DC_SIAH_Lighting	5	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Electricity: Lighting the World
2019_DC_SIAH_Elephants	116	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Elephants and Us: Considering Extinction Elephants and Us: Considering Extinction November 1, 2019 – September 13, 2020 Marking the 30th anniversary of the historic African Elephant Conservation Act, Elephants and Us explores Americans’ relationship with elephants as it has evolved over centuries from one of exploitation to stewardship, and...
2022_DC_SIAH_Entertainment	418	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Entertainment Nation
2023_DC_SIAH_Entertainment	18	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Entertainment Nation
2022_DC_SIAH_EntertainmentO	22	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Entertainment Nation (Related to Opening)
2015_DC_SIAH_EV1	11	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: EV1 Electric Car EV1 Electric Car June 10, 2015 – September 30, 2015 The EV1 was the first modern electric car designed for a mass market. Beginning in 1996, General Motors built 1,117 of the cars and leased most of them to consumers in California, Arizona, and Georgia. The EV1 became the focal point of a national...
2017_DC_SIAH_Righting	181	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Executive Order 9066 Executive Order 9066 February 17, 2017 – February 19, 2018 February 19, 2017, is the 75th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066. This three-page document signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt changed the course of history for a segment of Americans of Japanese ancestry in America, and...
2002_DC_SIAH_Fast_Attack	4	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Fast Attacks and Boomers: Submarines in the Cold War Fast Attacks and Boomers: Submarines in the Cold War April 12, 2000 – June 1, 2003 This exhibition reviews the early history of submarines and their radical transformation after World War II. It shows how submarines are built, how they work, and what they do. It also tells the story of submariners and...
2003_DC_SIAH_Fast_Attack	6	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Fast Attacks and Boomers: Submarines in the Cold War Fast Attacks and Boomers: Submarines in the Cold War April 12, 2000 – June 1, 2003 This exhibition reviews the early history of submarines and their radical transformation after World War II. It shows how submarines are built, how they work, and what they do. It also tells the story of submariners and...
2006_DC_SIAH_Fire_Water	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Fire and Water: The CIGNA Firefighting and Maritime Collection Fire and Water: The CIGNA Firefighting and Maritime Collection October 28, 2005 – July 13, 2006 Visitors can watch through large windows as curators process a collection of nearly 4,000 firefighting and maritime materials that date from 1825-1875, the heyday of voluntary fire organizations....
2003_DC_SIAH_Gowns	3	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: First Ladies
2004_DC_SIAH_Gowns	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: First Ladies
2006_DC_SIAH_Gowns	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: First Ladies
2009_DC_SIAH_Gowns	36	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: First Ladies
2012_DC_SIAH_Gowns	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: First Ladies
2016_DC_SIAH_Gowns	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: First Ladies The Nancy Reagan RIP sign was up.
2018_DC_SIAH_Gowns	11	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: First Ladies I had not seen the Melania Trump gown since it had been installed.
2013_DC_SIAH_Food	46	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Food: Transforming the American Table FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950–2000 FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000 explores some of the major changes in food and wine in postwar America. From the impact of innovations and new technologies, to the influence of social and cultural shifts, the exhibition considers how these...
2019_DC_SIAH_Forgotten	30	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Forgotten Workers: Chinese Migrants and the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad Forgotten Workers: Chinese Migrants and the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad May 10, 2019 – Spring 2020 Marking the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, a critical episode in the development of the American West, Hidden Workers focuses on the forgotten Chinese...
2015_DC_SIAH_Sinatra	9	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Frank Sinatra at 100 Frank Sinatra at 100 November 20, 2015 – March 2016 The National Museum of American History marks the centennial of one of the giants of the entertainment world, Frank Sinatra (1915-98), with a display focused on his popular music, jazz, and motion picture career. This display showcases Sinatra’s...
2017_DC_SIAH_Pershing	15	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Gen. John J. Pershing and World War I, 1917-1918 Gen. John J. Pershing and World War I, 1917-1918 April 6, 2017 – Indefinitely General John J. Pershing insisted the United States military have an independent American army on the ground when the U.S. entered the Great War. By recreating Pershing’s war office, this display gives the visitor a sense of...
2016_DC_SIAH_Sidney	39	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: George Sidney: Creativity and Innovation in Golden Age Hollywood George Sidney: Creativity and Innovation in Golden Age Hollywood January 19, 2016 – March 21, 2016 George Sidney (1916-2002), was an Oscar-winning director of musicals, dramas, and comedies during the Golden Age of Hollywood from the 1930s through the1950s. Sidney was under contract to...
2020_DC_SIAH_Girlhood	376	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Girlhood (It's Complicated) Girlhood (It's Complicated) October 9, 2020 – January 2, 2022 The history of girlhood is not what people think; it is complicated. Young women are often told that girls are “made of sugar and spice and everything nice.” What is learned from history is that girls are made of stronger stuff. They have...
2021_DC_SIAH_Girlhood	6	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Girlhood (It's Complicated) Girlhood (It's Complicated) October 9, 2020 – January 2, 2022 The history of girlhood is not what people think; it is complicated. Young women are often told that girls are “made of sugar and spice and everything nice.” What is learned from history is that girls are made of stronger stuff. They have...
2022_DC_SIAH_Girlhood	33	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Girlhood (It's Complicated) Girlhood (It's Complicated) October 9, 2020 – January 2, 2023 The history of girlhood is not what people think; it is complicated. Young women are often told that girls are “made of sugar and spice and everything nice.” What is learned from history is that girls are made of stronger stuff. They have...
2016_DC_SIAH_Giving	61	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Giving in America
2018_DC_SIAH_Giving	45	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Giving in America The exhibit had been updated with Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton costume.
2019_DC_SIAH_Giving	19	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Giving in America
2020_DC_SIAH_Giving	22	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Giving in America
2021_DC_SIAH_Giving	22	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Giving in America
2001_DC_SIAH_Burden	4	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Glorious Burden When the National Portrait Gallery/Smithsonian American Art Museum building was being renovated, Gilbert Stuart's portrait of George Washington (the Lansdown Portrait) was on exhibit in American History's Presidential Gallery, which would eventually be called The American Presidency: A Glorius...
2002_DC_SIAH_Burden	16	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Glorious Burden
2003_DC_SIAH_Burden	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Glorious Burden
2006_DC_SIAH_Burden	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Glorious Burden
2008_DC_SIAH_Burden	38	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Glorious Burden
2009_DC_SIAH_Burden	5	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Glorious Burden
2010_DC_SIAH_Burden	16	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Glorious Burden
2012_DC_SIAH_Burden	5	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Glorious Burden
2016_DC_SIAH_Burden	338	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Glorious Burden
2019_DC_SIAH_Burden	22	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Glorious Burden
2014_DC_SIAH_Google	4	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Google Cork Board server Preview Case: American Enterprise September 14, 2013 – January 13, 2015 This sneak peek at the museum's renovations features a Google Cork Board server.
2016_DC_SIAH_Piano	9	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Grand Piano Grand Piano made by Bluthner, Leipzig, Germany, 1900 August 13, 2014 – Ongoing The piano was made by the Blüthner firm in Leipzig, which remains one of the most respected German piano builders. This piano has a version of the ornate Jubilee cast-iron plates Blüthner produced from 1898 to 1907. It also...
1999_DC_SIAH_Gunboat	5	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Gunboat Philadelphia
2002_DC_SIAH_Gunboat	3	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Gunboat Philadelphia
2004_DC_SIAH_Gunboat	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Gunboat Philadelphia
2005_DC_SIAH_Gunboat	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Gunboat Philadelphia
2012_DC_SIAH_Gunboat	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Gunboat Philadelphia
2015_DC_SIAH_Gunboat	47	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Gunboat Philadelphia
2023_DC_SIAH_Gunboat	91	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Gunboat Philadelphia
2013_DC_SIAH_Fire_Engine	11	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Hand-Pumped Fire Engine, 1842
2016_DC_SIAH_Fire_Engine	10	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Hand-Pumped Fire Engine, 1842
2015_DC_SIAH_Hart_Celler	23	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Hart-Celler Act Hart-Celler Act October 2, 2015 – January 20, 2016 The Hart-Celler Act had far-reaching effects upon immigration to the United States by opening the possibility of coming to this nation for many people from around the world. Passage of the Act in 1965 was a water-shed event in configuring contemporary...
2015_DC_SIAH_Voice	51	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Hear My Voice "Hear My Voice": Alexander Graham Bell and the Origins of Recorded Sound January 26, 2015 – October 25, 2015 Alexander Graham Bell is best remembered as the inventor of the telephone, but he was also instrumental in the development of sound recording at his Volta Laboratory in Washington, D.C. See...
2010_DC_SIAH_Holidays	4	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Holidays on Display Holidays on Display November 13, 2009 – September 30, 2010 This exhibition examines the art, industry, and history of holiday displays across the United States, primarily between the 1920s and the 1960s, at the height of their popularity. On view are photographs, postcards, and illustrations of parade...
2016_DC_SIAH_Hooray	45	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Hooray for Politics! Hooray for Politics! February 1, 2016 – Indefinitely This display juxtaposes historic voting devices with contemporary candidate rally signs to encourage our visitors to reflect on the relationship between the nation’s democratic traditions and the current swirl of election news, and draw visitors...
2006_DC_SIAH_Ice_Cream	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Ice Cream Parlor Ice Cream Parlor July 3, 1981 – September 2, 2003 Museum visitors can enjoy sundaes and sodas made with Haagen-Dazs ice cream in a parlor reminiscent of the turn of the century. An authentic decorative mirror is mounted behind the soda fountain. The exhibit also includes Stohlman's Confectionary and...
2019_DC_SIAH_Stonewall	41	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Illegal to Be You: Gay History Beyond Stonewall Illegal to Be You: Gay History Beyond Stonewall June 21, 2019 – 2020 In June 1969, LGBTQ+ community members resisted a police raid at the Stonewall Inn, a bar in lower Manhattan. This event and others from that time were pivotal to the modern LGBTQ+ civil rights movement. The museum marks this 50th...
2015_DC_SIAH_Innovation	20	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Innovation Wing
2015_DC_SIAH_Inventing	53	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Inventing in America
2016_DC_SIAH_Inventing	25	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Inventing in America
2013_DC_SIAH_Patent	5	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Invention and the Patent Model Invention and the Patent Model June 20, 2013 – April 20, 2014 Between 1790 and 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required a three-dimensional working model of each submission to demonstrate how the invention worked and to compare it against previously patented inventions. The models reflect technological...
2023_DC_SIAH_Holzer	20	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Jenny Holzer, THE PEOPLE Jenny Holzer, THE PEOPLE Sept. 17-21, 7:15-11pm Jenny Holzer is a celebrated American artist who uses language as her primary medium. In the late 1970s, she created her Truisms, a series of one-line aphorisms such as “Abuse of power comes as no surprise” and “Bad intentions can yield good results.”...
2017_DC_SIAH_JFK100	13	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: JFK Centennial Celebration JFK Centennial Celebration May 25, 2017 – August 27, 2017 To commemorate the 100th anniversary of John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s birth on May 29, the Museum displays nine photographs of the 35th President and his family within the American Presidency exhibition. The photographs, taken in 1961 by...
2002_DC_SIAH_Julia	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Julia Child’s Kitchen
2004_DC_SIAH_Julia	7	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Julia Child’s Kitchen
2009_DC_SIAH_Julia	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Julia Child’s Kitchen
2002_DC_SIAH_July1942	3	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: July 1942: United We Stand July 1942: United We Stand March 22, 2002 – October 27, 2002 Of the original 500 magazines printed July 1942 that featured the American flag, this exhibition reunites 60 years later nearly 100 of these covers. Intended as a show of patriotism, national strength, and unity in a time of crisis, the 1942...
2006_DC_SIAH_Armstrong	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Lance Armstrong's Tour de France Bicycle Lance Armstrong's Tour de France Bicycle December 14, 2005 – September 4, 2006 Lance Armstrong was the only man in history to win the Tour de France seven consecutive times.* On view are the Trek 5500 bicycle he rode in the 2000 Tour de France and a LIVESTRONG wristband worn to raise awareness of...
2012_DC_SIAH_CWDraft	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Landmark Object: Civil War Draft Wheel
2015_DC_SIAH_CWDraft	5	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Landmark Object: Civil War Draft Wheel
2016_DC_SIAH_CWDraft	8	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Landmark Object: Civil War Draft Wheel
1997_DC_SIAH_GWStatue	5	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Landmark Object: George Washington Statue, 1841
2002_DC_SIAH_GWStatue	3	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Landmark Object: George Washington Statue, 1841
2006_DC_SIAH_GWStatue	10	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Landmark Object: George Washington Statue, 1841
2008_DC_SIAH_GWStatue	9	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Landmark Object: George Washington Statue, 1841
2009_DC_SIAH_GWStatue	3	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Landmark Object: George Washington Statue, 1841
2012_DC_SIAH_GWStatue	8	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Landmark Object: George Washington Statue, 1841
2017_DC_SIAH_GWStatue	11	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Landmark Object: George Washington Statue, 1841
2022_DC_SIAH_GWStatue	22	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Landmark Object: George Washington Statue, 1841
2009_DC_SIAH_Counter	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Landmark Object: Greensboro Lunch Counter
2010_DC_SIAH_Counter	5	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Landmark Object: Greensboro Lunch Counter
2012_DC_SIAH_Counter	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Landmark Object: Greensboro Lunch Counter
2015_DC_SIAH_Counter	9	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Landmark Object: Greensboro Lunch Counter
2005_DC_SIAH_John_Bull	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Landmark Object: John Bull Locomotive
2012_DC_SIAH_John_Bull	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Landmark Object: John Bull Locomotive
2016_DC_SIAH_John_Bull	10	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Landmark Object: John Bull Locomotive
2023_DC_SIAH_Latinas_Report	69	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Latinas Report Breaking News ¡De última hora!: Latinas Report Breaking News September 15, 2023 – 2024 ¡De última hora!: Latinas Report Breaking News is an approximately 1,000 square foot, bilingual exhibition showcasing the work of seven Latinas on Spanish-language television, their eyewitness reporting on major stories, spanning...
2016_DC_SIAH_Laughing	25	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Laughing Matters Laughing Matters July 22, 2016 – October 3, 2016 Laughing Matters is a display that looks into the stories of three comedians who changed the face of comedy. The showcase highlights the power of laughter in the realm of social and political discussion through the careers of Phyllis Diller, Carol...
2015_DC_SIAH_InnovationL	4	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: LEGO flag (from Innovation wing opening)
2017_DC_SIAH_LEGO_Liberty	9	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: LEGO Statue of Liberty
2018_DC_SIAH_LEGO_Liberty	14	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: LEGO Statue of Liberty
2003_DC_SIAH_Lemelson	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Lemelson Center
2006_DC_SIAH_Lemelson	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Lemelson Center
2008_DC_SIAH_Lemelson	3	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Lemelson Center
2009_DC_SIAH_Lemelson	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Lemelson Center
2018_DC_SIAH_Get_It_Right	53	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Let's Get It Right: Work Incentive Posters of the 1920s Let's Get It Right: Work Incentive Posters of the 1920s July 27, 2018 – November 2018 Let’s Get It Right: Work Incentive Posters of the 1920s explores how employers encouraged their workforce. The display features 16 posters from the early 20th century including a WWI poster and posters from Mather...
2015_DC_SIAH_LCarriage	15	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Lincoln's Carriage Lincoln's Carriage March 23, 2015 – May 25, 2015 A special display of the carriage that transported the President, Mary Todd Lincoln, Major Henry Rathbone and his fiancée Clara Harris to Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865; on loan from the Studebaker National Museum. The open barouche model carriage...
2002_DC_SIAH_Ahead	3	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Looking Ahead
2004_DC_SIAH_Ahead	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Looking Ahead
2018_DC_SIAH_Moreno	12	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Luisa Moreno Luisa Moreno July 20, 2018 – January 2019 A temporary display, Luisa Moreno, in the permanent American Enterprise exhibition examines the lasting legacy of Moreno, the Guatemala-born labor organizer, who brought together more than 100 groups in 1938 for El Congreso de Pueblos de Habla Española, the...
2014_DC_SIAH_ModernM	72	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Making a Modern Museum Making a Modern Museum: Celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the National Museum of American History May 16, 2014 – January 4, 2015 Learn about the origins of the National Museum of American History (originally the Museum of History and Technology) and consider what those origins mean for the...
2016_DC_SIAH_Many_Voices	8	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Many Voices, One Nation The Columbia figure destined for the upcoming Many Voices, One Nation exhibit.
2017_DC_SIAH_Many_Voices	25	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Many Voices, One Nation
2021_DC_SIAH_Many_Voices	277	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Many Voices, One Nation
2023_DC_SIAH_Mirror	146	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Mirror, Mirror for Us All: Disney Parks and the American Narrative / Experience Mirror, Mirror for Us All: Disney Parks and the American Narrative / Experience April 28, 2023 – March 2024 “I can’t imagine that only a decade before this quintessential American photo was taken, my family was incarcerated at Poston Concentration Camp.” -- Willie Funakoshi This documents gallery...
2017_DC_SIAH_ModMed	62	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Modern Medicine and the Great War Modern Medicine and the Great War April 6, 2017 – January 2019 World War I provided a testing ground for the application of new medical technologies and procedures, and in some cases accelerated their general acceptance or development. At the same time, wartime medical practice reflected the larger...
2019_DC_SIAH_Camels	61	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: More Doctors Smoke Camels: A Close Reading of Historical Advertising More Doctors Smoke Camels: A Close Reading of Historical Advertising April 5, 2019 – TBD Despite today’s common knowledge that tobacco products cause cancer, advertisers from the 1920s to the 1960s used representations of medical professionals to make the case that smoking was healthy. The exhibit...
2016_DC_SIAH_Muppets	28	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Muppets and Puppets Muppets and Puppets November 23, 2016 – January 8, 2017 In time for the winter holidays, this showcase presents a selection of Muppets and marionetts from the museum’s collection illustrating the evolution of puppetry. Included in the display are an Italian Prince and Princess marionette from 1900, an...
2022_DC_SIAH_Music_HerStory	106	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Music HerStory: Women and Music of Social Change Music HerStory: Women and Music of Social Change June 22, 2022 – February 20, 2024 Women’s leadership in music and social change is central to the American story. From our earliest musical encounters to the formation of complex social identities, the American musical landscape would not be what it is...
2022_DC_SIAH_Musical	3	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Musical Instruments
2008_DC_SIAH_Musical	3	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Musical Instruments Gallery Musical Instruments Gallery January 1, 1964 – October 21, 2012 The Musical Instruments Gallery presents samples of instruments and music relating to the history, performance styles and techniques of European and American music and the development of musical instruments dating from the 17th century....
2019_DC_SIAH_Computing	76	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: My Computing Devices My Computing Devices August 28, 2019 – February 2020 My Computing Devices showcases the complex story of Americans’ ownership and use of computers, and challenges visitors to examine their own personal relationships with devices. A range of mechanical and electronic objects from the museum’s...
2012_DC_SIAH_Comp	64	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: National Mall Design Competition From http://www.nationalmall.org/news/designing-future-national-mall Designing the Future of the National Mall By Dr. Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Monday, April 9, 2012 The Huffington Post Today, the Trust for the National Mall will introduce the final design concepts for the National Mall...
2016_DC_SIAH_Guano	51	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Norie Atlas and the Guano Trade The Norie Atlas and the Guano Trade February 17, 2016 – January 4, 2017 This display will highlight John Norie's unique Marine Atlas, a large bound book of sea charts dating to the early 19th century, within the historical context of the guano and nitrate trades, in which many of the swiftest and...
2016_DC_SIAH_On_Water	357	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: On the Water: Stories from Maritime America
2021_DC_SIAH_Picturing	51	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Picturing Women Inventors Picturing Women Inventors May 21, 2021 – TBD If you had to name an inventor, would it be a woman? Like their male counterparts, women inventors represent all segments of American society, but their stories are often overlooked or undervalued. Picturing Women Inventors highlights the distinctive...
2016_DC_SIAH_Places_Invent	99	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Places of Invention
2002_DC_SIAH_PopCult	8	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Pop Culture
2003_DC_SIAH_PopCult	4	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Pop Culture
2004_DC_SIAH_PopCult	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Pop Culture
2005_DC_SIAH_PopCult	5	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Pop Culture
2006_DC_SIAH_PopCult	31	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Pop Culture
2008_DC_SIAH_PopCult	19	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Pop Culture
2009_DC_SIAH_PopCult	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Pop Culture
2010_DC_SIAH_PopCult	29	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Pop Culture
2011_DC_SIAH_PopCult	24	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Pop Culture
2012_DC_SIAH_PopCult	24	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Pop Culture
2013_DC_SIAH_PopCult	24	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Pop Culture
2014_DC_SIAH_PopCult	24	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Pop Culture
2016_DC_SIAH_PopCult	9	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Pop Culture The exhibit space is closed for a year while they prepare the new displays.
2004_DC_SIAH_Power	15	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Power Machinery
2012_DC_SIAH_Power	5	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Power Machinery
2016_DC_SIAH_Power	182	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Power Machinery
2021_DC_SIAH_Power	3	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Power Machinery
2004_DC_SIAH_Price_Civil	18	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Civil War
2012_DC_SIAH_Price_Civil	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Civil War
2015_DC_SIAH_Price_Civil	196	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Civil War
2004_DC_SIAH_Price_Cold	11	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Cold War (Korea, Vietnam, etc)
2005_DC_SIAH_Price_Cold	4	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Cold War (Korea, Vietnam, etc)
2009_DC_SIAH_Price_Cold	10	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Cold War (Korea, Vietnam, etc)
2012_DC_SIAH_Price_Cold	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Cold War (Korea, Vietnam, etc)
2015_DC_SIAH_Price_Cold	106	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Cold War (Korea, Vietnam, etc)
2004_DC_SIAH_Price_Exp	14	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Expansion/Imperialism
2015_DC_SIAH_Price_Exp	111	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Expansion/Imperialism
2004_DC_SIAH_Price_Ind	13	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Independence (American Revolution, War of 1812)
2005_DC_SIAH_Price_Ind	6	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Independence (American Revolution, War of 1812)
2012_DC_SIAH_Price_Ind	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Independence (American Revolution, War of 1812)
2015_DC_SIAH_Price_Ind	153	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Independence (American Revolution, War of 1812)
2004_DC_SIAH_Price_Misc	8	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Miscellaneous (Intro, Terror, Medal of Honor)
2005_DC_SIAH_Price_Misc	4	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Miscellaneous (Intro, Terror, Medal of Honor)
2009_DC_SIAH_Price_Misc	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Miscellaneous (Intro, Terror, Medal of Honor)
2012_DC_SIAH_Price_Misc	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Miscellaneous (Intro, Terror, Medal of Honor)
2015_DC_SIAH_Price_Misc	25	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Miscellaneous (Intro, Terror, Medal of Honor)
2020_DC_SIAH_Price_Misc	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- Miscellaneous (Intro, Terror, Medal of Honor)
2004_DC_SIAH_Price_WW1	3	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- World War I
2015_DC_SIAH_Price_WW1	22	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- World War I
2004_DC_SIAH_Price_WW2	20	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- World War II
2005_DC_SIAH_Price_WW2	3	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- World War II
2006_DC_SIAH_Price_WW2	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- World War II
2012_DC_SIAH_Price_WW2	8	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- World War II
2015_DC_SIAH_Price_WW2	229	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Price of Freedom -- World War II
2016_DC_SIAH_Yellow_Cloud	14	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Prince's "Yellow Cloud" Electric Guitar Prince's "Yellow Cloud" Electric Guitar April 26, 2016 – September 5, 2016 The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History recognizes the life and legacy of Prince Rogers Nelson (1958 – 2016) by displaying his “Yellow Cloud” electric guitar. The guitar was made in 1989 and used during Prince’s...
2013_DC_SIAH_Puppetry	60	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Puppetry in America (Rotation 1 of 2) Puppetry in America December 13, 2013 – March 26, 2014 (new closing date) Howdy Doody and Kermit are only two of the beloved and familiar puppets in the museum's collection. Learn about the history and variety of puppets from marionettes and hand puppets to shadow puppets and ventriloquist figures,...
2014_DC_SIAH_Puppetry	63	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Puppetry in America (Rotation 2 of 2) Puppetry in America December 13, 2013 – April 13, 2014 Howdy Doody and Kermit are only two of the beloved and familiar puppets in the museum's collection. Learn about the history and variety of puppets from marionettes and hand puppets to shadow puppets and ventriloquist figures, and learn about the...
2022_DC_SIAH_Rallying	8	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Rallying Against Racism Rallying against Racism Rallying Against Racism exhibition on display at the museum, featuring a large red banner banner that says "fight the virus, not the people" “We want everyone to know what we were worried about—our lives, our jobs, our businesses, and our survival in the United States.” ...
2016_DC_SIAH_Ray	29	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Ray Charles: "The Genius" Ray Charles: "The Genius" February 22, 2016 – June 26, 2016 Ray Charles was one of the most innovative and influential musicians of the 20th century. This display explores his ability to overcome blindness, poverty, and segregation, as well as the musical talent and flair for performance that made him...
2022_DC_SIAH_Big_Money	55	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Really BIG Money Really BIG Money April 8, 2022 – TBA This exhibition presents young visitors with really big money; that is, money that is large in size, quantity, or denomination. It features striking objects from the National Numismatic Collection, such as Swedish plate money, German billion-mark banknotes, a Roman...
2016_DC_SIAH_Recent	9	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Recent Acquisitions Items from "Mad Men" and ...
2017_DC_SIAH_Recent	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Recent Acquisitions (Fantasia cel)
2021_DC_SIAH_Till	41	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Reckoning with Remembrance: History, Injustice, and the Murder of Emmett Till Reckoning with Remembrance: History, Injustice, and the Murder of Emmett Till September 3, 2021 – October 5, 2021 During a visit to see his great uncle in Mississippi, 14-year-old Emmett Till, of Chicago, was brutally lynched on August 28, 1955. When his mutilated body was recovered from the...
2024_04_14D1_SIAH_Reckoning	27	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Reckoning with Remembrance: History, Injustice, and the Murder of Emmett Till Reckoning with Remembrance: History, Injustice, and the Murder of Emmett Till April 6, 2024 – September 15, 2024 During a visit to see his great uncle in Mississippi, 14-year-old Emmett Till, of Chicago, was brutally lynched on Aug. 28,1955. When his mutilated body was recovered from the Tallahatchie... (Partially reviewed)
2023_DC_SIAH_Weatherbreak	17	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Reconstructing ‘Weatherbreak’ in an Age of Extreme Weather Reconstructing ‘Weatherbreak’ in an Age of Extreme Weather July 5, 2023 – July 28, 2023 This month-long exhibition will display the reconstruction of Weatherbreak—the first large-span geodesic dome to be erected in North America. The Dome is a 25 ft high, 49 ft wide spherical structure, that has...
2018_DC_SIAH_AmCult	52	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Ruby Slippers and American Culture Displays Ruby Slippers and American Culture Displays October 19, 2018 – Indefinitely Dorothy's Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz return to view as one of eight installations displaying American history through culture, entertainment, and the arts. Other artifacts on view include a New York Yankee Stadium...
2019_DC_SIAH_AmCult	3	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Ruby Slippers and American Culture Displays
2020_DC_SIAH_AmCult	13	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Ruby Slippers and American Culture Displays
2021_DC_SIAH_AmCult	17	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Ruby Slippers and American Culture Displays
2004_DC_SIAH_SAL	7	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Science in American Life Science in American Life April 27, 1994 – November 27, 2011 This exhibition examines the interaction between science and society from 1876 to the present. Through artifacts, historical photographs, computer interactives, and multimedia technology, the exhibition brings to life many of the scientific...
2012_DC_SIAH_SAL	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Science in American Life Science in American Life April 27, 1994 – November 27, 2011 This exhibition examines the interaction between science and society from 1876 to the present. Through artifacts, historical photographs, computer interactives, and multimedia technology, the exhibition brings to life many of the scientific...
2009_DC_SIAH_Scurlock	4	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Scurlock Studio The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise January 30, 2009 – February 28, 2010 Nearly a century's worth of photographs from the Scurlock Studio,which operated from 1911-1994, form a vivid portrait of black Washington, D.C., in all its guises -- its challenges and its victories,...
2003_DC_SIAH_Separate	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Separate Is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education Separate Is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education May 15, 2004 – July 16, 2006 This exhibition celebrates the 50-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark decision that ended segregation in public schools, and reviews and examines its legacy through personal stories and artifacts. On May 17,...
2004_DC_SIAH_Separate	3	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Separate Is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education Separate Is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education May 15, 2004 – July 16, 2006 This exhibition celebrates the 50-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark decision that ended segregation in public schools, and reviews and examines its legacy through personal stories and artifacts. On May 17,...
2002_DC_SIAH_911	17	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: September 11: Bearing Witness to History September 11: Bearing Witness to History September 11, 2002 – July 6, 2003 The personal stories, photographs, and artifacts from the World Trade Towers, the Pentagon, and the Flight 93 crash site in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, commemorate the tragic events of September 11, 2001. The exhibition is...
2003_DC_SIAH_911	7	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: September 11: Bearing Witness to History September 11: Bearing Witness to History September 11, 2002 – July 6, 2003 The personal stories, photographs, and artifacts from the World Trade Towers, the Pentagon, and the Flight 93 crash site in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, commemorate the tragic events of September 11, 2001. The exhibition is...
2011_DC_SIAH_911	67	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: September 11: Remembrance and Reflection September 11: Remembrance and Reflection September 3-11, 2011 11am to 3pm To commemorate the tenth anniversary of September 11, the National Museum of American History is providing visitors with a close-up view of more than 50 objects recovered from the three sites attacked that fateful day—New...
2012_DC_SIAH_Monticello	85	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty January 27, 2012 – October 14, 2012 This exhibition explores slavery and enslaved people in America through the lens of Jefferson’s Monticello plantation. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence and called slavery an—abominable...
2016_DC_SIAH_Solar	40	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Solar on the Line Solar on the Line November 29, 2016 – TBD Solar on the Line explores the innovation and technology behind solar power as a renewable energy resource. It introduces visitors to the history of solar energy use in the U.S. as well as how it is both a part of the electrical grid as well as an off-grid...
2020_DC_SIAH_Sounding	6	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Sounding American Music Sounding American Music Ongoing 1 Center From acoustic guitar to keytar – this display looks at musicians representing diverse genres who have innovated, invented, and inspired as they contributed to America’s songbook. Guitars from Steve Cropper, Elizabeth Cotten, and Jesse Fuller demonstrate...
2018_DC_SIAH_SpecialO	24	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Special Olympics at 50 Special Olympics at 50 July 10, 2018 – June 2019 Special Olympics has been in operation for 50 years, using sports competition to expose and react against societal discrimination of adults and children with intellectual disabilities. This highlights case explores Special Olympics through five case...
2006_DC_SIAH_Stanley	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Stanley: Robot Car Robots on the Road: Stanley November 21, 2008 – January 8, 2012 This experimental robot car named Stanley, a modified Volkswagen Touareg, offers a glimpse into the future of "smart" cars. It can drive itself without a human in the driver's seat or at remote controls; it sees the road ahead through...
2008_DC_SIAH_Stanley	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Stanley: Robot Car Robots on the Road: Stanley November 21, 2008 – January 8, 2012 This experimental robot car named Stanley, a modified Volkswagen Touareg, offers a glimpse into the future of "smart" cars. It can drive itself without a human in the driver's seat or at remote controls; it sees the road ahead through...
2008_DC_SIAH_Flag	7	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Star Spangled Banner sculpture
2009_DC_SIAH_Flag	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Star Spangled Banner sculpture
2012_DC_SIAH_Flag	4	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Star Spangled Banner sculpture
2011_DC_SIAH_Money	87	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Stories on Money
2018_DC_SIAH_Superheroes	54	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Superheroes Superheroes November 20, 2018 – TBA This showcase display presents artifacts from the museum’s collections that relate to superheroes, including comic books, original comic art, movie and television costumes and props, and memorabilia.
2019_DC_SIAH_Superheroes	47	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Superheroes Superheroes November 20, 2018 – January 12, 2020 This showcase display presents artifacts from the museum’s collections that relate to superheroes, including comic books, original comic art, movie and television costumes and props, and memorabilia. Note: They rotated most of the artifacts on...
2017_DC_SIAH_TTelevision	36	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: T is for Television T is for Television November 21, 2017 to July 4, 2018 From the earliest days of television to today, performers and producers have created beloved characters that teach children about getting along with others and understanding the world around them. This exhibition will feature treasured objects from...
2018_DC_SIAH_TTelevision	29	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: T is for Television T is for Television November 27, 2017 – September 4, 2018 From the earliest days of television to today, performers and producers have created beloved characters that teach children about getting along with others and understanding the world around them. This exhibition features treasured objects from...
2022_DC_SIAH_Lunch_Boxes	66	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Taking America to Lunch Taking America to Lunch Ongoing Lower Level, in Stars and Stripes Cafe This display case celebrates the history and endurance of American lunch boxes. Reaching the height of their popularity at the dawn of the television era, lunch box sales became barometers for what was hip in popular culture at...
2010_DC_SIAH_Telescope	3	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Telescope, 1865
2018_DC_SIAH_Batmobile	79	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: The Batmobile Partway through the year, they replaced the reflective floor under the Batmobile with a patterned floor. This had been planned for awhile. They said the mirror-like flooring before showed up dirt and fluff too easily so this was easier to maintain.
2021_DC_SIAH_Franklin	27	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: The Electric Dr. Franklin The Electric Dr. Franklin November 20, 2021 – TBA The Electric Dr. Franklin showcase explores the founding father's pioneering electrical work and features objects showing the electrical science of Franklin’s era as well as later devices he influenced. The display allows visitors understand Franklin’s...
2017_DC_SIAH_Ella	44	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: The First Lady of Song: Ella Fitzgerald at 100 The First Lady of Song: Ella Fitzgerald at 100 March 30, 2017 – April 2, 2018 Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) was one of the greatest American singers. She had a warm and lovely voice, superb rhythmic sense, considerable versatility, meticulous intonation, and exceptional talent at “scat” singing,...
2021_DC_SIAH_Muppets	27	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: The Muppets Take American History The Muppets Take American History November 12, 2020 – Indefinitely In this series of special pop-up displays, Muppets from the collection will be appearing in unexpected places in some of our best-loved exhibitions, inviting visitors to look at history through a fun new lens. Look for Fozzie Bear to...
2022_DC_SIAH_Muppets	11	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: The Muppets Take American History
2017_DC_SIAH_TNWBT	14	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: The Nation We Build Together exhibit cases
2021_DC_SIAH_Only_One	14	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: The Only One in the Room: Women Achievers in Business and the Cost of Success The Only One in the Room: Women Achievers in Business and the Cost of Success November 20, 2020 – TBA Getting to the top in business is always tough, and for women tougher yet. While women are inventive, driven, and great managers they often face discrimination and cultural boulders blocking their...
2012_DC_SIAH_TJBible	16	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Thomas Jefferson's Bible Jefferson's Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth November 11, 2011 – July 15, 2012 In 1820, Thomas Jefferson assembled a private text using excerpts from the Four Gospels of the New Testament in Greek, Latin, French, and English. His aim was to tell a chronological version of Jesus’ life,...
2015_DC_SIAH_AALens	130	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Through the African American Lens Through the African American Lens: A Preview of the National Museum of African American History and Culture May 8, 2015 – TBA In this preview of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, see a sampling of artifacts that demonstrate the richness and diversity of the African American...
2015_DC_SIAH_Toys	18	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Toys and Childhood Toys and Childhood November 20, 2015 – Ongoing In time for the winter holidays, this showcase presents a selection of cast-iron and tinplate toys from the museum’s collection dating from the 1870s to the 1950s, illustrating the ever-evolving nature of American childhood and home life and bringing to...
2010_DC_SIAH_Attic	5	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Toys from the Attic Toys from the Attic June 1, 2010 – January 31, 2012 Toys reflect changes in both technology and society. This case examines toys produced in 19th-century America, when childhood began to be seen as a distinct stage of life with its own unique needs. Featured are dolls, kitchen and housewares, hand...
2023_DC_SIAH_Trouble	42	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Treasures and Trouble: Looking Inside a Legendary Blues Archive Treasures and Trouble: Looking Inside a Legendary Blues Archive June 23, 2023 – TBD This exhibit explores the many treasures and troubles found within a recently acquired, one-of-a-kind music archive compiled by Robert “Mack” McCormick. McCormick (1930-2015), who worked during the 1960s and early...
2016_DC_SIAH_Tucker	19	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Tucker automobile #39, 1948 Tucker automobile #39, 1948 Ongoing Preston Tucker (1903-1956), an automotive engineer who helped design Miller racing cars before World War II, almost realized his ambition of producing a "completely new" passenger automobile after the war. He and his business associates leased a former Dodge...
2015_DC_SIAM_12Years	194	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Twelve Years that Shook and Shaped Washington: 1963-1975 Twelve Years that Shook and Shaped Washington: 1963-1975 December 14, 2015 – October 23, 2016 During this period, Washingtonians experienced their first meaningful presidential vote, elected a city council and mayor for the first time in a century, and became the largest majority African American city...
2017_DC_SIAH_Uniformed	19	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Uniformed Women and the Great War Uniformed Women and the Great War April 6, 2017 – Indefinitely Of the many ways World War I divided the past from the future, none was more significant than the reordered place of women in society. Tens of thousands of middle- and upper-class women donned military-style uniforms to serve at home and...
2021_DC_SIAH_Upending	40	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Upending 1620: Where Do We Begin? Upending 1620: Where Do We Begin? August 2, 2021 – TBA Upending 1620: Where Do We Begin? is a display that examines the early encounters between Wampanoag peoples and English colonists, and the important legacies of those encounters over the next 400 years. Those initial meetings became the subject of...
2015_DC_SIAH_Value	62	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Value of Money
2017_DC_SIAH_Unity_Square	20	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Wallace H. Coulter Unity Square
2022_DC_SIAH_Remembrance	8	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: War and Remembrance
2018_DC_SIAH_Waterloo_Boy	13	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Waterloo Boy Waterloo Boy Ongoing In the early 1900s farmers switched from horses to tractors. While much of the world continued to rely on human brawn or draft animals, Americans adopted the new technology of gasoline-powered tractors. The development and use of gasoline-powered tractors in the early 1900s...
2022_DC_SIAH_Belong	40	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: We Belong Here: Marking the 50th Anniversary of Title IX We Belong Here: Marking the 50th Anniversary of Title IX June 23, 2022 – Indefinitely Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the federal legislation that unintentionally helped bring equality to sports, this 30-foot display case illuminates three athletes’ stories while a large mural and access to...
2003_DC_SIAH_West_Point	6	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: West Point in the Making of America, 1802-1918 West Point in the Making of America, 1802-1918 October 19, 2002 – January 11, 2004 Marking the bicentennial of West Point, this exhibition tells the story of this renowned military academy in New York from its founding through World War I and highlights the achievements of graduates in both the U.S....
2005_DC_SIAH_Polio	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Whatever Happened to Polio? Whatever Happened to Polio? April 12, 2005 – September 4, 2006 To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the polio vaccine, this multimedia exhibition tells the story of polio from the perspective of the patient, traces the development of the vaccine that ended polio in the U.S., and...
2005_DC_SIAH_Walls	4	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Within These Walls
2012_DC_SIAH_Walls	5	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Within These Walls
2022_DC_SIAH_Avedon	54	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: (re) Framing Conversations: Photographs by Richard Avedon, 1946-1965 (re) Framing Conversations: Photographs by Richard Avedon, 1946-1965 December 9, 2022 – Fall 2023 Twenty Richard Avedon images spanning two decades, curated from the Smithsonian’s extensive photo history collection, are on display. (re) Framing Conversations invites visitors to travel throughout the...
2021_DC_SIAH_Pleibol	160	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues: En los barrios y las grandes ligas July 2, 2021 – TBA For nearly a century, baseball has been a crucial social and cultural force in Latino communities across the United States. And, for just as long, Latino/a players have had a huge impact on the game....
1999_DC_SIAH_Bldg	7	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exterior Shots
2001_DC_SIAH_Bldg	3	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exterior Shots Including flags half-staff after 9/11
2002_DC_SIAH_Bldg	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exterior Shots
2003_DC_SIAH_Bldg	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exterior Shots
2004_DC_SIAH_Bldg	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exterior Shots
2006_DC_SIAH_Bldg	4	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exterior Shots
2008_DC_SIAH_Bldg	12	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exterior Shots
2009_DC_SIAH_Bldg	11	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exterior Shots
2010_DC_SIAH_Bldg	7	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exterior Shots
2012_DC_SIAH_Bldg	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exterior Shots
2013_DC_SIAH_Bldg	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exterior Shots
2014_DC_SIAH_Bldg	10	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exterior Shots
2015_DC_SIAH_Bldg	6	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exterior Shots
2016_DC_SIAH_Bldg	23	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exterior Shots The museum lowered the US flag to half staff for Nancy Reagan but kept the Smithsonian flag at full staff. I went to the security office to complain about it -- the US flag has to be higher than the rest so the Smithsonian flag should have been lowered too -- but the guy said those were the orders he...
2017_DC_SIAH_Bldg	4	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exterior Shots
2018_DC_SIAH_Bldg	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exterior Shots
2020_DC_SIAH_Bldg	38	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exterior Shots Closed due to Covid-19. Signs are in both English and Spanish.
2021_DC_SIAH_Bldg	17	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exterior Shots New security bollards being delivered?
2022_DC_SIAH_Bldg	28	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exterior Shots New flags were added on Flag Day for the four territories run by the United States.
2020_DC_SIAH_4Ward	7	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Forward Into Light
2012_DC_SIAH_Perf	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Historical Reenactors and Performers
2016_DC_SIAH_Perf	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Historical Reenactors and Performers
2018_DC_SIAH_Perf	10	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Historical Reenactors and Performers
2001_DC_SIAH_Int	4	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots Some cancellations after 9/11.
2003_DC_SIAH_Int	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots
2004_DC_SIAH_Int	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots
2006_DC_SIAH_Int	7	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots
2008_DC_SIAH_Int	8	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots
2010_DC_SIAH_Int	10	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots
2011_DC_SIAH_Int	3	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots
2012_DC_SIAH_Int	1	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots
2014_DC_SIAH_Int	7	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots
2015_DC_SIAH_Int	5	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots
2016_DC_SIAH_Int	2	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots
2019_DC_SIAH_Int	8	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots
2020_DC_SIAH_Int	33	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots
2021_DC_SIAH_Int	63	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots
2022_DC_SIAH_Int	9	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots The museum's director, Anthea Hartig, was greeting visitors one day. The COVID barriers have been removed around the information desks.
2023_DC_SIAH_Int	5	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Miscellaneous Interior Shots
2021_DC_SIAH_Latino	13	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Molina Family Latino Gallery
2022_DC_SIAH_Latino_Tree	75	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Molina Family Latino Gallery -- Exhibit: Tree of Life (by Verónica Castillo) ¡Presente! A Latino History of the United States June 18, 2022 – Indefinitely First Floor East, Molina Family Latino Gallery of the National Museum of the American Latino Floor Plan ¡Presente! A Latino History of the United States tells U.S. history from the perspectives of the diverse Latinas and...
2022_DC_SIAH_Latino	278	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Molina Family Latino Gallery -- Exhibit: ¡Presente! A Latino History of the United States ¡Presente! A Latino History of the United States June 18, 2022 – Indefinitely First Floor East, Molina Family Latino Gallery of the National Museum of the American Latino Floor Plan ¡Presente! A Latino History of the United States tells U.S. history from the perspectives of the diverse Latinas and...
2006_DC_SIAHV	11	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Views from...
2017_DC_SIAHV	3	DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Views from... Views from the not-yet-opened third floor.
2003_DC_Burns_030315	4	DC Env Film Festival (2003) -- "Ansel Adams" (w/Ric Burns) @ Natl Museum of Amer History As part of the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History presented Ric Burns' documentary on the photographer Ansel Adams which was introduced by Ric himself.
2012_DC_CA_Forever_120318	39	DC Env Film Festival (2012) -- David Vassar and Sally Kaplan ("California Forever") @ Natl Museum of Amer History CALIFORNIA FOREVER: THE STORY OF CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS (USA, 2012, 60 min.) World Premiere The dramatic history and scenic beauty of California State Parks – the largest and most diverse collection of state parks in the nation – is illuminated in this film. From Yosemite, California’s first state...
2012_DC_Place_Land_120318	20	DC Env Film Festival (2012) -- "A Place In The Land" (w/Grace Guggenheim and David Donath) @ Natl Museum of Amer History 20th Anniversary Environmental Film Festival Retrospective A PLACE IN THE LAND (USA, 1998, 30 min.) Protecting Wild Lands George Marsh, Frederick Billings and Laurence Rockefeller were three influential figures in the history of conservation. Born generations apart, with very different lives, the...
2012_DC_Watershed_120324	57	DC Env Film Festival (2012) -- "Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West" (w/Marc Pachter, Mark Decena, James Redford, Sandra Postel, Osvel Hinojosa-Huerta, Edith Santiago, and Robert Redford) @ Natl Museum of Amer History WATERSHED: EXPLORING A NEW WATER ETHIC FOR THE NEW WEST (USA, 2012, 50 min.) World Premiere “Whiskey is for drinkin’. Water is for fightin’,” says Jeff Ehlert, a fly fishing guide in Rocky Mountain National Park, recalling a well-worn saying heard throughout the Colorado River basin. As the most...
2012_DC_Wild_By_Law_120318	13	DC Env Film Festival (2012) -- "Wild By Law" (w/Bill Meadows) @ Natl Museum of Amer History 20th Anniversary Environmental Film Festival Retrospective WILD BY LAW: THE RISE OF ENVIRONMENTALISM AND THE CREATION OF THE WILDERNESS ACT (USA, 1992, 56 min.) Protecting Wild Lands More than just the story of a historic struggle to preserve the natural world, this film provides an invaluable...
2012_DC_Wilderness_120318	8	DC Env Film Festival (2012) -- "Wilderness Idea" (w/Jeffrey Stine) @ Natl Museum of Amer History 20th Anniversary Environmental Film Festival Retrospective THE WILDERNESS IDEA: JOHN MUIR, GIFFORD PINOCHET AND THE FIRST GREAT BATTLE FOR WILDERNESS (USA, 1990, 56 min.) Protecting Wild Lands Should Hetch Hetchy, a valley within Yosemite National Park, be dammed and flooded to form a reservoir for...
2008_DC_FotoAH	49	FotoWeek DC -- Images on American History Museum
2024_01_27F1_Masters	104	History Film Forum 2024 -- Masters of the Air History Film Forum presents: Masters of the Air Part of the History Film Forum collection The History Film Forum at the National Museum of American History presents the first episode of Masters of the Air, a new limited series drama from the producers of Band of Brothers and The Pacific. Based on the...
2017_DC_Film_Forum_A1_170309	21	History Film Forum (2017) -- Day 1: Panel 1: Tower (2016): Keith Maitland Screening and Discussion – TOWER (2016), Keith Maitland The History Film Forum opens with a discussion with South by Southwest Grand Jury award-winning director Keith Maitland on his use of archival material and animation in his groundbreaking film Tower. On August 1st, 1966, a sniper rode the elevator...
2017_DC_Film_Forum_A2_170309	43	History Film Forum (2017) -- Day 1: Panel 2: Slavery by Another Name (2012): Sam Pollard, Douglas Blackmon and Sheila Curran Bernard Screening - Slavery by Another Name (2012) *, Sam Pollard Slavery by Another Name recounts how in the years following the Civil War, insidious new forms of forced labor emerged in the American South, keeping hundreds of thousands of African Americans in bondage, trapping them in a brutal system that...
2017_DC_Film_Forum_A3_170309	41	History Film Forum (2017) -- Day 1: Panel 3: Keynote – Douglas Blackmon and Sam Pollard Keynote – Douglas Blackmon and Sam Pollard Join Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas Blackmon and Emmy-Award winning producer Sam Pollard as they are interviewed by Jeff Bieber, Vice President of Content Development and Production from WETA television, about their careers and the challenges inherent...
2017_DC_Film_Forum_A4_170309	121	History Film Forum (2017) -- Day 1: Panel 4: Timeless: (Re)Creating American History Screening and Discussion - TIMELESS: (Re)Creating American History The History Film Forum takes an inside look at the NBC drama “Timeless.” Each week, “Timeless” takes viewers back in time through America’s rich history to reflect upon the lesser known details of monumental moments that have shaped our...
2017_DC_Film_Forum_B1_170310	9	History Film Forum (2017) -- Day 2: Panel 1: The Real Mad Men of Advertising, Smithsonian Channel "Mad Men" gave audiences an all-access glimpse into the world of advertising in America during the tumultuous decade of the 1960s. It was inspired by the real men and women of Madison Avenue who perfected the art of the sale and transformed American culture in the process. Who were these people and what...
2017_DC_Film_Forum_B2_170310	66	History Film Forum (2017) -- Day 2: Panel 2: Responsibilities of History Filmmakers: A. Scott Berg, Ed Ayers, Melissa Haizlip, Nancy Buirski and Sheila Curran Bernard In his keynote address at the inaugural History Film Forum in 2015, filmmaker Ric Burns said “When you traffic in film and history, fiction or nonfiction, you are borrowing the authority and power and majesty of the real and counting on its potency to lift your tale. You, therefore, have a contract with...
2017_DC_Film_Forum_B3_170310	27	History Film Forum (2017) -- Day 2: Panel 3: The Loving Story (2011): Nancy Buirski Oscar-shortlist selection The Loving Story, the debut feature by Full Frame Documentary Film Festival founder Nancy Buirski, is the definitive account of Loving v. Virginia—the landmark 1967 Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial marriage. Married in Washington, D.C. on June 2, 1958, Richard...
2017_DC_Film_Forum_B4_170310	64	History Film Forum (2017) -- Day 2: Panel 4: The Great War (American Experience, 2017): A. Scott Berg, Adriane Lentz-Smith, Mark Samels, and Stephen Ives Join us for an exclusive sneak peak of never before seen footage from the new film from PBS’s American Experience series: The Great War. The Great War is a six-hour, three-night event that will premiere in April 2017 in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into the war on April 6,...
2017_DC_Film_Forum_C1_170311	75	History Film Forum (2017) -- Day 3: Panel 1: Women in History Filmmaking: Nancy Buirski, Lynn Novick, Hannah Ayers, Melissa Haizlip and Laurens Grant Panel - Women in History Filmmaking Across the top-grossing 1,100 films that debuted between 2002 and 2012, only 4.4% were created by female directors. As a study by Dr. Stacy Smith of the USC Annenberg school discovered, of 129 top grossing G, PG, and PG-13 films theatrically released between 2006 and...
2017_DC_Film_Forum_C2_170311	69	History Film Forum (2017) -- Day 3: Panel 2: Inside Crash Course: Nicholas Jenkins, Blake de Pastino, Nicole Sweeney, Raoul Meyer, Stan Muller, and Ed Ayers Panel - Inside Crash Course From balancing chemical reactions to analyzing famous literature, never before has one video collection offered such a range of content. Since 2011, brothers John and Hank Green have pioneered digital education with their series Crash Course, which has more than 5 million...
2017_DC_Film_Forum_C3_170311	48	History Film Forum (2017) -- Day 3: Panel 3: An Outrage (2017), Hannah Ayers, Lance Warren Screening - An Outrage (2017), Hannah Ayers, Lance Warren The History Film Forum is proud to present the premiere of An Outrage, a documentary film about lynching in the American South. Filmed on-location at lynching sites in six states and bolstered by the memories and perspectives of descendants,...
2017_DC_Film_Forum_C4_170311	55	History Film Forum (2017) -- Day 3: Panel 4: Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive (2016), Eric Stange Screening – Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive (2016)*, Eric Stange The Forum presents an exclusive advanced screening of Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive, which will have its exclusive U.S. broadcast premiere on the “American Masters” series in fall 2017 on PBS. Edgar Allan Poe is among the most famous and...
2017_DC_Film_Forum_D1_170312	40	History Film Forum (2017) -- Day 4: Panel 1: Innovative Formats in History Media Innovative Formats in History Media The Forum explores three interactive documentary projects for the: * Between the Waters, South Carolina ETV’s immersive transmedia website showcasing lowcountry culture and history, * Walden, a game, a first person simulation of the life of American philosopher...
2017_DC_Film_Forum_D2_170312	50	History Film Forum (2017) -- Day 4: Panel 2: Chinese Exclusion Act (2017): Ric Burns, Li-Shin Yu and Martin Gold Screening and Discussion - The Chinese Exclusion Act (2017), Ric Burns and Li-Shin Yu On May 6th, 1882 – on the eve of the greatest wave of immigration in American history – President Chester A. Arthur signed into law a unique piece of federal legislation, called the Chinese Exclusion Act. Unlike any...
2017_DC_Film_Forum_D3_170312	50	History Film Forum (2017) -- Day 4: Panel 3: Hollywood Shuffle? Black History on Film, Sam Pollard, April Reign, Fath Favis Ruffins, Nicholas Wiggins and Caty Borum Chattoo Panel - Hollywood Shuffle? Black History on Film Two years after #OscarsSoWhite began trending, the History Film Forum and The Undefeated examine the state of Black history on the screen. The African American Film Critics Association called 2016 the best year ever for black people in cinema, with films...
2017_DC_Film_Forum_D4_170312	58	History Film Forum (2017) -- Day 4: Panel 4: Jazz Ambassadors Performance and Discussion – Jazz Ambassadors *, Hugo Berkeley What better way to close the History Film Forum than with jazz and history! In the late ’50s, U.S. government officials eager to make a case for America’s superiority to Communist regimes found a new vehicle to deliver the message to a...
2004_DC_JSS_040108	64	James Smithson Society event -- American History (America on the Move) This event was co-sponsored with the Contributing Membership folks.
2006_DC_SIAH_Plans_060712	22	James Smithson Society event -- American History (Building renovation plans) These were slides shown to a James Smithson Society donor lunch. They showed the plans for the renovated and transformed National Museum of American History. The description from the lunch was as follows: Renovation and Transformation: In an important step to ensure the long-term preservation of "the...
2001_DC_JSS_010110	61	James Smithson Society event -- American History (Glorious Burden exhibit)
2004_DC_SIAH_Plans_040914	29	James Smithson Society event -- American History (Price of Freedom plans) These are pictures from a presentation about the new exhibit that was given for the James Smithson Society. The description from the meeting announcement: The Price of Freedom is a major new permanent exhibition at the National Museum of American History that tells the compelling stories of our nation's...
2002_DC_JSS_020810	92	James Smithson Society lunch -- American History (9/11) Collecting a National Tragedy: This discussion described a new exhibit that was about to open in the National Museum of American History, Behring Center. Using artifacts, images, and stories, the exhibit bears witness to the attack. The presentation was by Dr. Jim Gardner, Associate Director for...
2004_DC_JSS_040914	53	James Smithson Society lunch -- American History (Price of Freedom) From the JSS description: Wars have been defining episodes in American history. They shaped the birth of the nation and helped define our country's fundamental values. Twentieth century conflicts in Europe and Asia to protect western interests led to America's emergence as the dominant military power in...
2015_DC_SIAH_ADA	18	Natl Museum of Amer History -- ADA steps and booths Honoring leaders of the Disability Rights Movement on steps across Washington DC. On March 12, 1990, activists with disabilities abandoned their crutches and wheelchairs to pull themselves up the 83 stone steps at the Capitol Building and demanded passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. On July...
2019_DC_Mineta_191119	73	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Book Event: Sec Norman Mineta and Andrea Warren (“Enemy Child”) Sec Norman Mineta and Andrea Warren, author of “Enemy Child” Join us for a conversation and book signing with the museum’s Elizabeth MacMillan Director, Anthea M. Hartig; former Cabinet Secretary Norman Mineta; and Andrea Warren, author of Enemy Child: The Story of Norman Mineta, a Boy Imprisoned in a...
2022_DC_SIAH_ACCelerate_220410	96	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: 2022 ACCelerate Creativity and Innovation Festival The 2022 ACCelerate Creativity and Innovation Festival Friday, April 8 – Sunday, April 10, 2022 We invite you to attend the 2022 ACCelerate Festival, a celebration of creative exploration and innovative research happening at the intersection of science, engineering, arts, and design from across the...
2015_DC_Backstory_Live_151122	101	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: BackStory Live (100th anniversary of "The Birth of a Nation") Please join us for a live presentation of the award-winning BackStory with the American History Guys, featuring Ed Ayers, Peter Onuf, and Brian Balogh. This lively, interactive, and thought-provoking show will examine the historic D.W. Griffith film, "The Birth of a Nation" at the 100th anniversary of...
2015_DC_SIAH_Fischer_150724	4	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Chuck Fischer ("White House Pop-Up Book") Chuck Fischer was on-hand to sign his "White House Pop-Up Book".
2006_DC_SIAH_Closing_060904	28	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Closing day (2006) Closing day presentation by museum director Brent Glass just before the museum closed for renovations for over two years.
2023_DC_DemocracyP1_230919	61	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Democracy Day: Panel 1: Revolutionary Questions at 250 Revolutionary Questions at 250 How the ideals of the Declaration of Independence have spurred change The U.S. has inspired the world with ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence. But how have the ideals of the Declaration spurred change, resistance, new definitions, and shifting directions...
2023_DC_DemocracyP2A_230919	111	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Democracy Day: Panel 2A: Artist Advocates for Democracy: 1 Art Diplomacy for Equality Artist Advocates for Democracy: 1 Art Diplomacy for Equality Art as an asset for diplomacy and cross-cultural connection The U.S. Department of State's Office of Art in Embassies showcases how art is our best asset for diplomacy. United States Ambassador to Portugal Randi Charno Levine and artists...
2023_DC_DemocracyP2B_230919	75	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Democracy Day: Panel 2B: Artist Advocates for Democracy: 2 Arts and Human Rights Artist Advocates for Democracy: 2 Arts and Human Rights Art as an asset for diplomacy and cross-cultural connection The U.S. Department of State's Office of Art in Embassies showcases how art is our best asset for diplomacy. United States Ambassador to Portugal Randi Charno Levine and artists Sanford...
2023_DC_DemocracyP3_230919	78	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Democracy Day: Panel 3: Storytelling and Connection Storytelling and Connection The power of storytelling and art as methods of engagement and connection in democratic culture Storytelling and art are powerful tools to encourage civic action and strengthen democratic culture. Actor Alfre Woodard, artist Hank Willis Thomas, independent filmmaker Paul...
2005_DC_AHDDay_050322	16	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Donald L. Miller ("D-Days in the Pacific") This was a preview of the new History Channel documentary, produced by Lou Reda Productions, based on Donald Miller's new book, D-Days in the Pacific. Afterward, there was a discussion with Miller as well as a reception.
2010_DC_Hines_100402	89	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies (w/Maurice Hines) Join Sophisticated Ladies cast members Maurice Hines and John and Leo Manzari at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History for an in-depth look at the work of Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies. A discussion and dance exhibition by the cast members and Smithsonian Curator...
2003_DC_AHES_030729	9	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Evan Schwartz ("Last Lone Inventor") Evan Schwartz wrote a book called "The Last Lone Inventor: A Tale of Genius, Deceit, and the Birth of Television." It documents the genius of Philo T. Farnsworth, the man who built and patented the first all-electronic system, in an economic life-and-death battle with the electronic media mogul, David...
2012_DC_4Country_120218	146	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: For Country For Country: Japanese American Soldiers and Citizens & the 70th Anniversary of Executive Order 9066 2012 marks 70 years since the signing of Executive Order 9066, the action that led to the internment of more than 110,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. Learn more about this period in American...
2010_DC_Thomas_100327	6	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Helen Thomas/Craig Crawford signing
2022_DC_Sesame_221210	102	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: In Conversation: The Impact of Sesame Street In Conversation: The Impact of Sesame Street Sesame Street is one of the best-loved children’s television series of all time, but also one of the most revolutionary. In using television to teach, Sesame’s creators and performers have particularly sought to reach children from minority backgrounds and...
2015_DC_SIAH_InnovationO_150701	65	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Innovation Wing opening Inlcuding the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra Quintet, DJ Will Eastman, and the ribbon cutting ceremony along with some crowds. Ribbon cutters included Michelle K. Lee (Director of the USPTO), John Gray (director of the American History Museum), and Richard Kurin (Under Secretary of History,...
2015_DC_SIAH_InnovationL_150701	19	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Innovation Wing opening -- LEGO flag Including the two LEGO masters who worked on the flag -- father and son team Dan and Chris Steininger
2004_DC_AH3MI_040326	2	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: J Samuel Walker ("Three Mile Island") Walker had written a book, "Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective," which discussed the nuclear melt-down outside of Harrisburg in 1979. At the time, they didn't realize a melt-down had occurred and it was only years later that they learned just how close they had come to...
2004_DC_AHJF_040211	3	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Jennifer Fleischner ("Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly") This talk featured historian Jennifer Fleischner discussing her book "Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly," discussing the story of the President's wife and a former slave who was her seamstress.
2003_DC_AHJC_030627	11	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Jim Cullen ("The American Dream") Jim Cullen wrote a book called "The American Dream" which intrigued the director of the National Museum of American History, Brent Glass. So he brought him in to discuss the book and answer questions from the audience. It was an interesting presentation. While most Americans are familiar with the...
2005_DC_AHJG_051021	7	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: John Gorman ("Buckminster Fuller: Designing for Mobility") Author Michael John Gorman presented Buckminster Fuller as an inventor through a visual exploration of his innovative projects. Hailed as one of the greatest minds of our times, Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) is known as an American visionary. Designer, architect, engineer, inventor and...
2005_DC_AHJS_051213	19	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: John Stachel ("1905: Einstein's Miraculous Year") 1905: Einstein's Miraculous Year: The United Nations has endorsed the year 2005 as the World Year of Physics, a time for international celebration of the pioneering contributions of Albert Einstein in 1905 and an opportunity to increase worldwide awareness of the major role physics will play in the...
2017_DC_SIAH_Gown_171020	58	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Melania Trump Inaugural Gown Donation First Lady Melania Trump will donate the gown she wore to the 2017 inaugural balls to the First Ladies Collection at the National Museum of American History. The vanilla silk crepe off-the-shoulder gown with a slit skirt, ruffled accent trim from neckline to hem and claret ribbon around the waist was...
2024_02_19C1_Remembrance	116	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Memory and the Nation: Day of Remembrance 2024 Memory and the Nation: Day of Remembrance 2024 Marking the anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066, which authorized the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII. This President’s Day, Feb. 19, marks the 82nd anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D....
2018_DC_2Centuries_180620	38	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Panel: Two Centuries of American Innovation and 10 Million Patents Two Centuries of American Innovation and 10 Million Patents Co-sponsor USPTO, CPIP Signed by President George Washington, the first US Patent was issued in 1790. This June, the USPTO will issue patent number 10,000,000. These ten million utility patents represent two centuries of breakthroughs that...
2003_DC_Apr65_030409	30	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Premier of April 1865 History Channel video w/Jay Winik The National Museum of American History, Behring Center and the History Channel put together a viewing and reception for the a new documentary that they had done called "April 1865" based on the book "April 1865: The Month that Saved America" by author Jay Winik. The documentary covers the last month of...
2014_DC_Anthem_140614	109	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Raise It Up! Anthem for America -- Misc Join us on June 14th as we host Raise It Up! Anthem for America, a national celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Star-Spangled Banner. On that day, people around the world will unite to sing our national anthem at 4:00 PM EDT and kick-off a Star-Spangled summer. Here are three ways to celebrate...
2008_DC_SIAH_Ceremony_081121	84	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Reopening ceremony (2008) After a two-year, $85 million renovation, the National Museum of American History reopened on November 21. Speakers for the event were: - Brent D. Glass, director, National Museum of American History - Kathy Brown, senior vice president, Verizon Communications - G. Wayne Clough, Secretary,...
2008_DC_SIAH_Day1_081121	75	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Reopening day inside After a two-year, $85 million renovation, the National Museum of American History reopened on November 21. Photos here include: - G. Wayne Clough, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution - Kenneth E. Behring, donor and philanthropist - Brent D. Glass, director, National Museum of American History ...
2012_DC_Maxwell_121020	27	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Ron Maxwell introducing "Gettysburg" Civil War historian and former NPR film [music] commentator Noah Andre Trudeau leads a pre-screening discussion highlighting historical tidbits and things to look and listen for in this classic Hollywood movie.
2022_DC_Shemin_221210	14	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Spotlight: Sam and Friends w/Craig Shemin Spotlight: Sam and Friends book signing and Objects out of Storage with Craig Shemin and Ryan Lintelman
2017_DC_SIAH_NWB_Opening_170628	78	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: The Nation We Build Together Opening Introducing: The Nation We Build Together This June, we are thrilled to throw open the doors to our newly complete west wing on the museum's second floor. Featuring new signature exhibitions, powerful stories, an interactive space for visitors of all ages, free experiences, hands-on activities, and...
2023_DC_POGP1_230921	57	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: The Power of Giving: Social Justice & Philanthropy: 1 Philanthropy's Impact on Liberty & Equality Before & After the Civil War The Power of Giving: Social Justice & Philanthropy You’re invited! Join us on September 21 for the 2023 Power of Giving symposium, featuring a distinguished panel of community organizers, activists, philanthropists, and historians discussing how philanthropy has advanced or impeded social justice, and...
2023_DC_POGP2_230921	61	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: The Power of Giving: Social Justice & Philanthropy: 2 Break and Objects Out-of-Storage The Power of Giving: Social Justice & Philanthropy You’re invited! Join us on September 21 for the 2023 Power of Giving symposium, featuring a distinguished panel of community organizers, activists, philanthropists, and historians discussing how philanthropy has advanced or impeded social justice, and...
2023_DC_POGP3_230921	92	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: The Power of Giving: Social Justice & Philanthropy: 3 Equality & Family Philanthropy The Power of Giving: Social Justice & Philanthropy You’re invited! Join us on September 21 for the 2023 Power of Giving symposium, featuring a distinguished panel of community organizers, activists, philanthropists, and historians discussing how philanthropy has advanced or impeded social justice, and...
2023_DC_POGP4_230921	52	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: The Power of Giving: Social Justice & Philanthropy: 4 Community Perspectives on Social Justice Philanthropy + Reception The Power of Giving: Social Justice & Philanthropy You’re invited! Join us on September 21 for the 2023 Power of Giving symposium, featuring a distinguished panel of community organizers, activists, philanthropists, and historians discussing how philanthropy has advanced or impeded social justice, and...
2017_DC_SIAH_WD_Items_171010	50	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Walking Dead Artifact Donation -- Items Items donated: * "Bicycle Girl" Bust (pilot episode) * "Carl Grimes" Costume (seasons 1-2) * Child's Walker Costume (pilot episode) * "Daryl Dixon's" Crossbow (season 1+) * "Glenn Rhee's" Costume (seasons 1-2) * "Hershel Greene's" Head Prop (season 4) * "Merle Dixon's" Weaponized Hand Rig...
2017_DC_SIAH_WD_Donation_171010	140	Natl Museum of Amer History -- Event: Walking Dead Artifact Donation -- Presentation Cast and production executives from the award-winning TV series The Walking Dead will donate memorabilia to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Who: * John Gray, director, National Museum of American History * Eric Jentsch, museum curator, National Museum of American History ...
2017_DC_SIAH_Storage_170312	8	Natl Museum of American History -- Items from Storage (Ambassadors of Jazz)
2015_DC_SIAH_Storage_150717	34	Natl Museum of American History -- Items from Storage (Civil War) Various Civil War-related items were pulled out of storage to show the visiting teachers.
2018_DC_SIAH_Storage_180623	11	Natl Museum of American History -- Items from Storage (Solstice Saturday)
2024_01_27F2_SIAH_Storage	22	Natl Museum of American History -- Items from Storage (World War II fliers)
2017_DC_SIAH_Storage_170310	39	Natl Museum of American History -- Items from Storage (World War I) The medical group brought out some World War I-related items from storage.
2010_DC_STN_101022	230	Smithsonian Teachers' Night (2010) @ Natl Museum of American History Attention all teachers of all subjects and grade levels! Find new classroom-ready resources, meet Smithsonian educators, and attend demonstrations of school programs and materials at the Smithsonian's annual education expo. Join Brent D. Glass, Director of the National Museum of American History;...

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