Exhibitions

This exhibition explores the history of African Americans in theater, film, and television in order to celebrate their creative achievements, demonstrate their cultural impact and illuminate their struggles for equal representation on the stage.... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Giant pandas, red pandas, Asian small-clawed otters, clouded leopards, fishing cats, and sloth bears can be discovered along Asia Trail. Visitors can see sloth bears vacuum up mealworms from artificial termite mounds, watch fishing cats wade .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Common Ground: Our American Garden shares the stories of plants and how they are important to people in this country. Americans in history and Americans today have grown flowers and herbs as a way of honoring memory, providing healing, .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

In Explore! kids can experiment with portraiture hands-on to answer questions such as “What is a portrait?” “How do I see myself?” and “How do others see me?” Young visitors will be able to trace each other’s silhouettes, strike a pose for a .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Meet binturongs, bobcats, Pallas' cats, and porcupines. The animals on Claws and Paws Pathway are found in different countries and live in a variety of habitats. Most are carnivores (animals that eat meat) with strong claws and sharp teeth. .... 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.

Internationally renowned artist Mark Bradford (b. 1961) debuts Pickett’s Charge, a monumental new commission inspired by artist Paul Philippoteaux’s nineteenth-century cyclorama in Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania. Philippoteaux’.... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

The 1930s was a heady time for artists in America. Through President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal programs, the federal government paid them to paint and sculpt and urged them to look to the nation’s land and people for their subjects. For the.... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.