Technology & Innovation

Giving in America, a permanent exhibit that looks at the history of philanthropy’s role in shaping the United States, opened on #Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving. The exhibit showcases four major themes of American philanthropy centered .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Wegmans Wonderplace is open Wednesday–Sunday from 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; closed Monday–Tuesday. Hours are subject to change; please check our events calendar for the latest information. Wegmans Wonderplace welcomes curious kids ages 0–6 and their .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Inventing in America, a collaboration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, focuses on inventions and innovators of the past and present, including Samuel Morse, Alexander Graham Bell, and Thomas Edison. The displays feature early patent .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

In the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation Object Project, visitors consider the impact of innovative things on everyday life in the past. This is a place to celebrate some everyday things that changed everything through approximately 250 objects .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

Spark!Lab is open Wednesday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Hours are subject to change please check the events calendar for the latest information. Spark!Lab is where museum visitors become inventors. The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

American Enterprise chronicles the tumultuous interaction of capitalism and democracy that resulted in the continual remaking of American business—and American life. It traces the development of the United States from a small dependent .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

The Value of Money examines global histories of exchange, cultural interaction, political change, and innovation through more than 400 objects from the National Museum of American History’s National Numismatic Collection. The exhibition .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.

“Big Band” is by American painter LeRoy Neiman, who was known for his brilliantly colored, expressionist paintings and screen prints of athletes, musicians and sporting events. Completed in 2005, this work depicts performers he saw in concert .... Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.