Exhibitions

This art exhibition illustrates the critical role that African American artists played in shaping the history of American art. It features seven thematic sections and one changing exhibition gallery. Works include paintings, sculpture, works on.... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

In 1908, Wilbur Wright flew the first public exhibitions of a Wright Flyer in France, and it wasn't long before aviation meets began thrilling crowds of spectators with races, altitude records, climbing and diving, and dramatic turns. Today, .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

All the roles and missions of modern air power were defined during World War I and refined during World War II: maintaining air superiority, performing reconnaissance, providing close support for ground forces, ensuring logistical support, and .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Opened as FossiLab in 1995 and formerly located within the Last American Dinosaurs exhibition, FossiLab in Deep Time is a real fossil preparation laboratory. Preparing and maintaining all the fossils in our collection is a big job. Watch .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Scurry into the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Small Mammal House and meet more than 35 species as they move, eat, and play in enclosures that mimic their wild habitats. Sand cats dwell in desert landscapes, golden lion tamarins jump from tree to.... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

By the late 19th century, America's Industrial Revolution was moving full steam ahead. This hall follows the development of the increasingly efficient power machinery that helped the United States become a world leader in industrial production .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Watch from the mezzanine as museum specialists reconstruct, repair, and preserve the historic aircraft, spacecraft, and other treasures in the National Air and Space Museum's collection. The Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar is spacious .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

This hall features 2,500 minerals and gems, including the Hope Diamond, Hooker Emerald Brooch, and Star of Asia sapphire. It also explores the birth and evolution of the solar system and the earth's changing surface and is divided into the .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.