Exhibitions

Forces for Change: Mary McLeod Bethune and Black Women's Activism explores renowned educator and reformer Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955) and other Black women social change agents, past and present. Featuring 75 images, 35 artifacts, a .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Ornate bouquet holders were worn for both function and fashion by women during the Victorian era (1837–1901). Over a dozen holders used to showcase posies that incorporated floral messages spelled out in the ‘language of flowers’ are displayed .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

The Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery probes the science and history of our exploration of planets and moons. This exhibition tells the stories of the diversity of worlds circling our Sun and how exploring those worlds helps .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen anxiously awaiting mail delivery is a familiar scene from movies, newsreels, and documentary photographs. Mail call is the moment when the frontline and home front connect. This exhibition tells the .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Djenne, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mali, is famous for its spectacular architecture. The city owes its unique character to its masons, inheritors of a craft tradition handed down from one generation of the Boso people to the next since the.... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

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 solutions .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

The Victory Garden is a re-created World War II-era garden and features "heirloom" vegetable and flower species available to gardeners through the 1940s. Throughout the war years, millions of victory gardens in all shapes and sizes—from window .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

At Home in Space presents the challenges and benefits of a permanent human presence in low Earth orbit. The knowledge gained from the Space Shuttle and Space Station programs informs where we go next and what we do there. The ability to launch,.... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.