Exhibitions

The Railway Mail Service revolutionized the way mail was processed by sorting mail aboard moving trains. The National Postal Museum re-created a railway mail train in its Atrium. The interior fixtures is from a de-commissioned mail car.... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance novel, his 1966 Honda Super Hawk motorcycle is on temporary display within the America on the Move exhibition. Visitors will discover Pirsig’.... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Through powerful objects and first person accounts, visitors encounter both free and enslaved African Americans’ contributions to the making of America and explore the economic and political legacies of the making of modern slavery. The .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Aerospace and Our Changing Environment focuses on how aerospace innovations help us understand climate change while providing new technologies to respond to the challenge. Aerospace and Our Changing Environment aims to explore both the science .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Companies of all sizes have turned increasingly to company-owned, chartered, or leased aircraft to fly their staff around the country or overseas. These business aircraft can fly into smaller, more convenient, less congested airports and flight.... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

This exhibition illustrates the impact of African Americans on life in the United States—social, economic, political, and cultural—from the death of Martin Luther King Jr. to the second election of President Barack Obama. Subjects include the .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

American Trail is the place where Zoo visitors can get their feet wet while learning about gray seals, bald eagles, red wolves, and beavers. The exhibit highlights animals native to the U.S. and Canada, many of which have come back from the .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

More than 100 years ago, real bison grazed outside the Smithsonian Castle building. Bison are returning in a bold new way! Three larger-than-life bronze bison, created by sculptor Gary Staab, find a permanent home outside the Smithsonian .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.