Collection Spotlights

View curated sets of collection items. Many of the collection items feature stories from our experts and curators.

Postcard with overhead view of many small flags on grass

A Nation Grieves: COVID-19 Memorial Flags

augmented reality thumbnail

AR Experiences

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Silver adder with black case

Adders

Adding Machines

Reconnaissance camera used on U-2

Aerial Cameras

black woman reclining on a sofa

African American Artists and Selected Works

Bessie Smith: Empress of the Blues

African American Music

Friendship quilt in an array of shapes and colors

African American Quilts

Purple Heart medal.

African American WWI Military Service

grid image showing a silver jumpsuit, red dress, black panther outfit, and multicolored electric guitar

Afrofuturism

Image of nose of Spirit of St. Louis airplane

Aircraft

Portrait of Alexander von Humboldt.

Alexander von Humboldt: Explorer, Scientist, Visionary

A open door on the side of a Ford Tri-Motor aircraft. American Airways Inc. is written across the archway of the door.

America by Air

Martha Washington portrait in an ornate gilded frame

America's First Ladies' Portraits

Zion national park

America's National Parks: A Legacy of Stewardship and Wonder

George Washington portrait

America's Presidents

Roseville Pottery

American Art Pottery: Useful and Beautiful

illustration of boxer Jack Johnson

American Boxing: From John L. Sullivan to Muhammad Ali and Hollywood Movies

face vessel

American Face Vessels

Bob Dylan with a guitar

American Folk Music

rattle

American Indian Music

Esperanza Spalding

American Music

star quit with shades of red and pink

American Quilts: Art and Craft

portable wooden desk

American Revolution: A Fight for Independence

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