Key	Imgs	Short Description
1999_DC_SINH_Bldg	1	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History
2001_DC_SINH_Bldg	7	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History
2002_DC_SINH_Bldg	3	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History
2004_DC_SINH_Bldg	10	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History
2007_DC_SINH_Bldg	6	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History
2008_DC_SINH_Bldg	2	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History
2010_DC_SINH_Bldg	36	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History
2011_DC_SINH_Bldg	2	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History
2017_DC_SINH_Bldg	16	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History
2018_DC_SINH_Bldg	19	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History Including lines outisde for spring break and the new cafe area. I had no idea it had been moved.
2019_DC_SINH_Bldg	8	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History Work continues on the handicapper ramps.
2020_DC_SINH_Bldg	14	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History Closed due to Covid-19. However, they still had the various signs about hours and such out by the curb. You didn't see the "closed" signs until you reached the door. They had kind of botched the communication.
2021_DC_SINH_Bldg	15	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History
2022_DC_SINH_Bldg	9	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History
2023_DC_SINH_Bldg	9	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History
2016_DC_SINH_100NPS	71	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: 100 Years of America's National Park Service: Preserve, Enjoy, Inspire 100 Years of America's National Park Service: Preserve, Enjoy, Inspire August 4, 2016 – August 2017 The National Park Service turns 100 this year! To celebrate, the National Park Service has teamed up with the National Museum of Natural History to present over 50 images by award-winning photographers,...
2010_DC_SINH_100	29	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: 100th anniversary Celebrating 100 Years at the National Museum of Natural History May 29, 2010 – March 20, 2011 To mark the museum's 100th birthday, this exhibition highlights the behind-the-scenes research that advances scientific knowledge and inspires the museum's public educational programs. Over the last century,...
2004_DC_SINH_African_Voices	3	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: African Voices
2022_DC_SINH_African_Voices	176	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: African Voices
2011_DC_SINH_Miners	10	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine August 5, 2011 – September 30, 2012 During the autumn of 2010, the world watched as rescuers in Chile ferried 33 miners to safety after nearly two months trapped in a collapsed mine. One of the capsules used for testing the rescue shaft, new video footage,...
2022_DC_SINH_Barro_Colorado	72	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Barro Colorado Island 100 Years of Discoveries and Wonder Barro Colorado Island 100 Years of Discoveries and Wonder November 18, 2022 – TBA Celebrate the 100th Birthday of Barro Colorado Island Research Station by immersing yourself in a Panamanian jungle! From monkeys to microbes, research on the “most studied piece of tropical real estate in the world”...
2020_DC_SINH_Beauty	22	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Beauty Rich and Rare Beauty Rich and Rare January 9, 2020 – July 5, 2020 Beauty Rich and Rare is an immersive sound and light experience illuminating the natural beauty of Australia. Presented witht the support of the Embassy of Australia, the show recreates the wonder experienced by Joseph Banks and the botanists,...
2008_DC_SINH_Butterflies	29	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution
2023_DC_SINH_Cellphone	249	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Cellphone: Unseen Connections Cellphone: Unseen Connections June 23, 2023 – TBA Cell phones are the most iconic technology of our age. For the first time in history, telecommunications connect people at a truly global level, rapidly transforming not only human culture but also humans themselves. Despite their ubiquity, and the...
2019_DC_SINH_Bearded	55	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Challenging the Face of Science: The Bearded Lady Project Challenging the Face of Science: The Bearded Lady Project November 14, 2019 – TBA This provocative exhibition is a collaboration between filmmaking, photography, and science to challenge the public perception of what a scientist looks like. Through a series of portraits and an accompanying documentary...
2021_DC_SINH_Critical	32	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Critical Distance Critical Distance September 29, 2021 – Summer 2022 Critical Distance is a free, augmented-reality experience emphasizing the intrinsic connection between people, orcas, and the ocean. The experience immerses visitors in a holographic orca pod and allows them to witness this endangered species’ daily...
2010_DC_SINH_Cyprus	3	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Cyprus: Crossroads of Civilizations Cyprus: Crossroads of Civilizations September 29, 2010 – May 1, 2011 The easternmost island of the Mediterranean has been a crossroads of civilizations for 11,000 years. Discover the history of Cyprus, its struggles, and achievements -- through a rich collection of more than 200 artifacts and...
2021_DC_SINH_Diversity	29	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Documenting Diversity: How Anthropologists Record Human Life Documenting Diversity: How Anthropologists Record Human Life June 18, 2021 – October 18, 2022 Examine the ways anthropologists have recorded and shared their field observations using the technologies of their time. Drawing on rare print and archival collections of the National Anthropological...
2009_DC_SINH_Mummies	39	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt (Mummies)
2011_DC_SINH_Mummies	52	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt (Mummies)
1999_DC_SINH_Fossils	2	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Fossil Mammals/Dinosaurs
2002_DC_SINH_Fossils	10	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Fossil Mammals/Dinosaurs
2003_DC_SINH_Fossils	5	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Fossil Mammals/Dinosaurs
2004_DC_SINH_Fossils	13	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Fossil Mammals/Dinosaurs
2007_DC_SINH_Fossils	3	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Fossil Mammals/Dinosaurs
2010_DC_SINH_Fossils	18	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Fossil Mammals/Dinosaurs
2012_DC_SINH_Fossils	37	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Fossil Mammals/Dinosaurs
2014_DC_SINH_Fossils	4	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Fossil Mammals/Dinosaurs
2017_DC_SINH_Lounge	65	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Garden Lounge The Garden Lounge November 16, 2017 – Indefinitely The Garden Lounge serves as a welcoming interior garden rest and recharge area for visitors featuring live plants and a relaxing atmosphere with botany content as a frame. Bright sunlight, enhanced seating and designated outlets for charging mobile...
2021_DC_SINH_Genome	137	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Genome: Unlocking Life's Code Genome: Unlocking Life's Code October 21, 2021 – Summer 2022 This returning exhibition looks at the complexities of the genome—the complete set of genetic or hereditary material of a living organism—and chronicles the remarkable breakthroughs that have taken place since the completion of the Human...
2013_DC_SINH_Genome	28	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Genome: Unlocking Life's Code: Genome: Unlocking Life's Code: June 14, 2013 - September 1, 2014 The year 2013 marks the 60th anniversary of Watson and Crick’s discovery of the double-helical structure of DNA and the 10th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project (and the generation of the first human genome...
1999_DC_SINH_Gems	7	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Geology, Gems, and Minerals
2000_DC_SINH_Gems	8	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Geology, Gems, and Minerals
2002_DC_SINH_Gems	8	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Geology, Gems, and Minerals
2003_DC_SINH_Gems	4	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Geology, Gems, and Minerals
2004_DC_SINH_Gems	7	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Geology, Gems, and Minerals
2007_DC_SINH_Gems	3	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Geology, Gems, and Minerals
2010_DC_SINH_Gems	17	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Geology, Gems, and Minerals
2011_DC_SINH_Gems	29	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Geology, Gems, and Minerals
2012_DC_SINH_Gems	12	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Geology, Gems, and Minerals
2016_DC_SINH_Gems	14	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Geology, Gems, and Minerals
2019_DC_SINH_Gems	48	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Geology, Gems, and Minerals
2021_DC_SINH_Gems	1	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Geology, Gems, and Minerals
2011_DC_SINH_Reef_Art	80	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Hyperbolic Chrochet Coral Reef The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef October 16, 2010 – April 24, 2011 Endless variations evolving over time—much like life itself. The hyperbolic crochet coral reef has grown from the discovery that cutting-edge hyperbolic geometry could be found in the intricate structures of coral reefs and...
2015_DC_SINH_Into_Africa	79	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Into Africa National Geographic Into Africa: The Photography of Frans Lanting June 4, 2015 – Summer 2016 Take a personal journey into the wonders of wild Africa as seen through the lens of National Geographic photographer Frans Lanting. Over the past three decades his images have created an enduring vision of the...
2004_DC_SINH_Korea	1	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Korea Gallery
2010_DC_SINH_Korea	10	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Korea Gallery
2015_DC_SINH_Last	130	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Last American Dinosaurs The Last American Dinosaurs: Discovering a Lost World November 25, 2014 – 2018 (TBA) Explore how we learn about past ecosystems and organisms through the study of their fossils and take a peek "behind the curtain" to see what goes into making a new, large-scale fossil exhibition. See “Hatcher” the...
2023_DC_SINH_Lights	263	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Lights Out: Recovering Our Night Sky Lights Out: Recovering Our Night Sky March 23, 2023 – April 2025 Artificial lights have become such common nighttime fixtures that we take them for granted. But what do brighter nights mean for people and wildlife? The effects of light pollution go beyond our diminishing view of the stars, but the...
2017_DC_SINH_Narwhal	109	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend August 3, 2017 – 2019 TBD Narwhals are among the most fascinating and elusive animals on the planet, and have captured the imaginations of humans for centuries. Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend dives deeply into narwhal biology, behavior, and cultural history,...
2004_DC_SINH_Natures_Best	7	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Nature's Best International Photography Awards (2004)
2005_DC_SINH_Natures_Best	11	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Nature's Best International Photography Awards (2005)
2007_DC_SINH_Natures_Best	7	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Nature's Best International Photography Awards (2006)
2009_DC_SINH_Natures_Best	60	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Nature's Best International Photography Awards (2008 and 2009) Nature's Best Photography: Windland Smith Rice International: Awards 2008: A photograph of nature represents a single moment in the ever-changing web of life; it is a brief and irreplaceable record that brings immediate and long-lasting impact to both the image maker and the image viewer. There is a...
2008_DC_SINH_Natures_Best	23	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Nature's Best International Photography Awards (2008)
2012_DC_SINH_Natures_Best	48	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Nature's Best International Photography Awards (2012)
2013_DC_SINH_Natures_Best	56	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Nature's Best International Photography Awards (2013)
2014_DC_SINH_Natures_Best	70	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Nature's Best International Photography Awards (2014)
2015_DC_SINH_Natures_Best	152	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Nature's Best International Photography Awards (2015) Nature's Best Photography: Windland Smith Rice International Awards Presents: The Best of the Best October 24, 2015 – Fall 2016 Enjoy 20 years of nature's finest moments in the "Best of the Best" photo exhibition. Selected from nearly 500,000 images submitted by photographers from around the globe,...
2016_DC_SINH_Natures_Best	99	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Nature's Best International Photography Awards (2016) 21st Annual Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards October 19, 2016 – September 2017 See Nature at its Best. Nature photographers travel the globe to document its vast beauty and diversity. They brave the elements to create images that transport us into the natural world...
2017_DC_SINH_Natures_Best	77	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Nature's Best International Photography Awards (2017)
2022_DC_SINH_Nature_Book	29	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Nature of the Book Nature of the Book November 11, 2022 – March 17, 2024 Nature of the Book explores books of the hand-press era (from the use of moveable type in Europe in about 1450 to the rise of mechanization in the 19th century) through the myriad natural materials—animal, vegetable, and mineral—that went into...
2017_DC_SINH_Wonder	194	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Objects of Wonder Objects of Wonder Explore the breadth, scope and splendor of the world’s most extensive natural history research collection—more than 145 million artifacts and specimens. The exhibition examines how scientists use Smithsonian collections to enlighten and illuminate our understanding of nature and human...
2014_DC_SINH_Billions	46	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Once There Were Billions: Vanished Birds of North America Once There Were Billions: Vanished Birds of North America June 24, 2014 – January 3, 2016 (new closing date) An amazing diversity of birds—some in breathtaking abundance—once inhabited the vast forests and plains of North America. But starting around 1600, species began to disappear, as humans altered...
1999_DC_SINH_Skeletons	3	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Osteology: Hall of Bones
2003_DC_SINH_Skeletons	4	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Osteology: Hall of Bones
2004_DC_SINH_Skeletons	11	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Osteology: Hall of Bones
2018_DC_SINH_Outbreak	149	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World May 18, 2018 – 2021 Our world is more interconnected than ever before—by global travel and trade, by technology, and even by our viruses. When people move into or change an environment, pathogens—microbes that cause illness—can “jump” from wildlife to humans...
2021_DC_SINH_Outbreak	61	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World May 18, 2018 – 2021 Our world is more interconnected than ever before—by global travel and trade, by technology, and even by our viruses. When people move into or change an environment, pathogens—microbes that cause illness—can “jump” from wildlife to humans...
2022_DC_SINH_Outbreak2	70	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World (2nd Iteration) Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World November 3, 2022 – Indefinitely Join epidemiologists, veterinarians, public health works, and citizens across the globe as they work together to identify viruses in animals and humans and contain infectious disease outbreaks.
2015_DC_SINH_Primordial	43	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Primordial Landscapes: Iceland Revealed Primordial Landscapes: Iceland Revealed July 2, 2015 – April 2017, TBA Photographer Feodor Pitcairn and poet Ari Trausti Guðmundsson reveal a land of fire, ice, hardy life, and natural beauty. Experience the remote beauty of Iceland, a land sculpted by the elements and forged by active geologic...
2011_DC_SINH_Race	63	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Race: Are We So Different? Race: Are We So Different? June 18, 2011 – January 8, 2012 This traveling exhibition looks at race and racism in the United States through biological, cultural, and historical points of view and reveals the profound effects of race and racism on everyone's life. It explores the history of the idea of...
2018_DC_SINH_Sea_Monsters	88	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Sea Monsters Unearthed, Life in Angola's Ancient Seas Sea Monsters Unearthed, Life in Angola's Ancient Seas November 9, 2018 – 2020 Stunning fossils from Angola reveal an ancient ocean ecosystem where giant reptiles ruled the waves. After the South Atlantic Ocean basin formed 120 million years ago, mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, and sea turtles thrived along...
2020_DC_SINH_Deep_Time	152	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: The David H. Koch Hall of Fossils -- Deep Time
2021_DC_SINH_Deep_Time	28	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: The David H. Koch Hall of Fossils -- Deep Time
2019_DC_SINH_Deep_Time	636	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: The David H. Koch Hall of Fossils -- Deep Time (Multiple visits)
2012_DC_SINH_Titanoboa	11	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Titanoboa: Monster Snake Titanoboa: Monster Snake March 30, 2012 – January 6, 2013 From deep underground in a Colombian coal mine, in a layer dating to 65 million years ago, scientists have uncovered remains of the largest snake in the world, Titanoboa cerrejonensis. Measuring 48 feet long and weighing in at 2,500 pounds,...
2016_DC_SINH_Turtle_Ocean	17	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Turtle Ocean Turtle Ocean June 8, 2016 – Closing TBD An art installation by Angela Haseltine Pozzi of the Washed Ashore Project composed entirely of marine debris, Turtle Ocean depicts an entangled Hawksbill turtle swimming in an environment of water bottle sea jellies and beached flip flop anemones along with...
2021_DC_SINH_Unsettled	67	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Unsettled Nature: Artists Reflect on the Age of Humans Unsettled Nature: Artists Reflect on the Age of Humans June 18, 2021 – TBA Unsettled Nature offers visitors the opportunity to explore the unparalleled, ubiquitous and still-growing mark that humanity is making on the world through 16 works of art, asking visitors to consider how they are shaping the...
2014_DC_SINH_Walk	11	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Walk Among Dinosaurs! Augmented Reality Experience Walk Among Dinosaurs! Augmented Reality Experience May 21, 2014 – September 2, 2014 Walk with Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, and Troodon of the Late Cretaceous, through the use of augmented reality and motion tracking. Visitors see themselves on a large LED video wall allowing them to interact with a...
2014_DC_SINH_Wilderness	71	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Wilderness Forever Wilderness Forever: 50 Years of Protecting America's Wild Places September 3, 2014 – Through summer 2015 This juried photography exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Wilderness Act, one of our nation's most successful pieces of conservation legislation, and illustrates the...
2009_DC_SINH_Bone	136	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Exhibit: Written in Bone
2010_DC_SINH_Human_Origins	40	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Hall of Human Origins
2012_DC_SINH_Human_Origins	1	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Hall of Human Origins
2014_DC_SINH_Human_Origins	117	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Hall of Human Origins The Kochs financed this exhibit, a large portion of which is dedicated to showing how humans can adjust to temperature change. The Kochs don't believe that global warming is happening and, even if it is, they figure that this exhibit proves that the human species can adjust to climate change. Ignoring...
2022_DC_SINH_Human_Origins	2	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Hall of Human Origins
2003_DC_SINH_Mammals	191	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Hall of Mammals Four separate visits to the newly-opened exhibit.
2004_DC_SINH_Mammals	65	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Hall of Mammals
2007_DC_SINH_Mammals	13	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Hall of Mammals
2012_DC_SINH_Mammals	53	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Hall of Mammals
2014_DC_SINH_Qrius	19	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Q?rius Q?rius is a new way for teens and tweens – and their families and educators – to connect science with everyday experiences. With a name chosen to inspire curiosity and the excitement of discovery, Q?rius is a first-of-its-kind interactive and experimental learning space that brings the unique assets of...
1998_DC_SINH_Rotunda	6	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Rotunda
1999_DC_SINH_Rotunda	11	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Rotunda
2002_DC_SINH_Rotunda	7	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Rotunda
2003_DC_SINH_Rotunda	3	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Rotunda
2004_DC_SINH_Rotunda	6	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Rotunda
2007_DC_SINH_Rotunda	2	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Rotunda
2012_DC_SINH_Rotunda	7	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Rotunda
2015_DC_SINH_Rotunda	47	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Rotunda African Elephant September 4, 2015 – Permanent Our iconic 8-ton, 14-foot-tall African Elephant has undergone a remake! The elephant made its debut in 1959 and has been restored several times since then. The newest setting explores the evolution of elephants from their earliest predecessors to the...
2023_DC_SINH_Rotunda	9	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Rotunda
2007_DC_SINH_Ocean	7	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Sant Ocean Hall Some quick shots from the sidelines while it's under construction.
2008_DC_SINH_Ocean	37	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Sant Ocean Hall
2009_DC_SINH_Ocean	31	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Sant Ocean Hall
2012_DC_SINH_Ocean	6	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Sant Ocean Hall
2023_DC_SINH_Ocean	13	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- Sant Ocean Hall
2000_DC_SINH_View	3	DC -- Natl Museum of Natural History -- View from...
2004_DC_SINH_Orchids	9	DC -- Smithsonian Gardens & USBG -- Orchid Express @ Natural History Museum The Orchid Express December 4, 2004 – May 1, 2005 Until recently, orchids have been considered finicky, difficult, and prohibitively expensive; but with the new technologies, they have become ubiquitous, appearing in movies and TV shows, hotel lobbies and information desks, as well as windowsills and...
2007_DC_SINH_Orchids	18	DC -- Smithsonian Gardens & USBG -- Orchid Show @ Natural History Museum
2013_DC_SINH_Orchids	62	DC -- Smithsonian Gardens & USBG -- Orchids of Latin America @ Natural History Museum Orchids of Latin America January 26, 2013 - April 21, 2013 Do you want to stroll through a tropical rain forest on a cold winter's day? Visit this year’s orchid exhibition to explore the rich crossroads where orchid botany, horticulture, and Latin American cultures meet. Learn about the importance of...
2009_DC_SINH_Orchids	69	DC -- Smithsonian Gardens & USBG -- Orchids Through Darwin's Eyes @ Natural History Museum Orchids Through Darwin's Eyes: Forming one of the largest families of flowering plants, orchids had adapted to live in almost every type of environment around the world. Orchids helped Charles Darwin (1809-1882) formulate his theories of natural selection and evolution. Since then, they have starred in...
2011_DC_SINH_Orchids	78	DC -- Smithsonian Gardens & USBG -- Orchids: A View From The East @ Natural History Museum Orchids: A View From The East: January 29 - April 24, 2011: Orchids have been a part of Chinese culture for many centuries, permeating Chinese history, legends, literature, and art. Since ancient times, orchids have been celebrated in China for their beauty and fragrance, and appreciated as symbols of...
2015_DC_SINH_Orchids	77	DC -- Smithsonian Gardens & USBG -- Orchids: Interlocking Science and Beauty @ Natural History Museum Orchids: Interlocking Science and Beauty January 24, 2015 – April 26, 2015 Explore the rich crossroads where orchid botany, horticulture, and technology connect. Featuring orchids from the Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection and the United States Botanic Garden Orchid Collection, the exhibit looks...

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