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Be sure to stop by the Welcome Desk as you enter the museum for a schedule of activities and programs. If you are visiting the museum with young children, you may particularly enjoy the hands-on…
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SPECIAL NOTE: The ruby slippers and Kermit the frog will be OFF VIEW on Monday, November 30 and Tuesday, December 1. They return to display in American Stories on Wednesday, December 2. Welcome…
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1851 Twelve men are convicted of conspiring to burn down the Michigan Central Depot in Detroit in protest over high rates and autocratic business dealings by the railroad. This event will become…
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Clothing, especially on mannequins, can give a sense of a person’s physical presence. It helps make even the most distant historical figure feel closer. Clothing and accessories illustrate the…

[ Editor’s note: This item has been updated since it was initially posted .] Related Maxwell Anderson is leaving the Dallas Museum of Art, where he has served as director since the beginning…

If you re looking for a place to bring your kids in Rochester, The Strong National Museum of Play is a great bet. The museum is often named to national lists of family-friendly museums; FamilyFun…

American Indian is the award-winning magazine of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. From Alaska’s Native villages to the Andean communities of South America, American Indian…

How do you celebrate Halloween? One of my favorite Halloween traditions is to sit down with a bowl of popcorn and watch Hocus Pocus, the 1993 movie about three witches from Salem, Massachusetts…

October 22 - 24, 2015 At the National Museum of American History Join us this fall, as Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History brings together culinary leaders, researchers, practitioners…

Introduction Approach the east entrance, and you will pass landscaped pools, plants and rocks. The Museum’s walls of rough-surfaced stone glow with a yellow, earthy tone. The building’s curved…

The confusion begins with the entrance to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian, a soaring, curving stone building at the southeastern corner of the Mall. The entrance…

Mission Through incomparable collections, rigorous research, and dynamic public outreach, we explore the infinite richness and complexity of American history. We help people understand the past…

Historical photograph of three women in plantation clothing adapted from Japanese clothing. Barbara F. Kawakami Collection. [876 KB] Portrait of Barbara Kawakami. Photographer, Bruce Asato. Honolulu…

Legendary photographer Richard Avedon made an indelible mark on American culture through his now-iconic images of fashion and his intimate portraiture. Now through August 2, the National Museum…

Message from the Director John Gray, Director of the National Museum of American History, shares his thoughts about leading the nation s largest institution devoted to American history. Mission…

The American Museum of Natural History is getting ready to feature a 122-foot-long cast of a titanosaur that was discovered last year in Argentina. (American Museum of Natural History) Sup guys…

The 19th Century Collection The history of the National Museum of American History s collections dates back to the very beginning of the Smithsonian Institution, when Secretary Joseph Henry amassed…

Saturday and Sunday, November 7 and 8, 2015 The largest Native American arts fair in Southern California, this marketplace features 200 artists who represent more than 40 tribes. The weekend…