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From over 17,000 entries submitted from the United States and around the world to the Smithsonian magazine for its 6th Annual Photo Contest, 50 finalists were selected. The images selected represent t
This exhibit, celebrating the birth of political cartoonist Herbert Block, features 82 original cartoon drawings selected from the Library's Herb Block collection.
Paul Nicklen's photography of icy landscapes, polar bears, walrus, leopard seals, penguins and more, illustrates both his passion for the environment and a deep commitment to conservation.
This collection places emphasis on six American masters: Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Brice Marden, Robert Rauschenberg, and Frank Stella, in addition to important works by leading
This gallery highlights land-based aviation during World War II and features fighter aircraft from each of 5 countries.
The gallery illustrates how the electronic computer has revolutionized aerospace engineering, aviation, and spaceflight. Computers are used to design and build air- and spacecraft, monitor air traffic
Most of the 90 photographs featured in this exhibition are black and white platinum, gelatin silver or Iris prints, with the exception of Trager's recent explorations with bold color.
This gallery highlights the history and achievements of planetary exploration, both Earth-based and by spacecraft.
This exhibition is a survey of two- and three-dimensional works made during the artist's 40-year career. A variety of large-scale sculptures will be on view, including formative pieces from the e
Find out how residents of eight Native communities live and maintain their Native identity in the 21st century. Through their stories, visitors learn about the deliberate and often difficult choices i
This exhibit presents 15 examples of artists' books that blur the lines between book and sculpture.
British artist Andy Goldsworthy, along with his assistant and a team of workers including four dry-stone wallers also from Britain, installed the sculpture entitled 'Roof' on the ground leve
Collectors and museums worldwide admire the striking color and intricate patterning of Aboriginal paintings created by artist's in the nation's central dessert region in particular. This exh
The Hope Diamond was given to the Smithsonian Institution in November 1958 by Harry Winston. The rare 45.52 carat deep-blue diamond was cut from a stone found in India about 350 years ago and was once
Three intimately scaled galleries present the types of works that were kept and enjoyed in the private chambers of Italian princes, humanists, and well-to-do merchants. In these rooms, known as cabine
Artists today often create literal layers (as in collage) to deepen meaning in their works. This exhibition of 39 paintings, photographs, drawings, and prints from NMWA's collection invites viewe
At this special exhibit hall, visitors are invited to observe live insects. Volunteers will be on hand to conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, answer questions about the creature that live in the
Learn more about the Native peoples of the Chesapeake Bay region - what is now Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia and Delaware - through photographs, maps, ceremonial and everyday objects, and inter
'Theory of Boundaries' demonstrates an interest in the physical and mechanical processes that are involved in the act of painting.
This exhibit features 20 paintings that exquisitely articulate Clarice Smith's graceful vision of the natural world. Inspired by Whistler, Manet, and Sargent, Smith's paintings evoke a sense
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