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  • Dinosaurs: Reptiles, Masters of Land

    All of the old favorites are on view in the exhibition hall—Diplodocus, T. rex, and Triceratops—and more.

    December 4, 1981 – April 27, 2014

    Natural History Museum

  • Fossil Plants and Animals: The Conquest of Land

    Focus on the earliest plants and animals that evolved the complex adaptations needed to live on land through this exhibition.

    April 17, 1980 – April 27, 2014

    Natural History Museum

  • Fossil Mammals: Mammals in the Limelight

    This exhibition focuses on the spectacular evolution of mammals as the dominant class of vertebrates following the extinction of the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago.

    May 30, 1985 – April 27, 2014

    Natural History Museum

  • Early Life: Earliest Traces of Life

    An overview of the origin and early evolution of life is presented.

    June 27, 1986 – April 27, 2014

    Natural History Museum

  • The Birth of Biotech

    Explore the birth of the biotech industry and the science and industry behind the first major product of the biotech boom: recombinant human insulin.

    October 24, 2013 – April 20, 2014

    American History Museum

  • 2012 Nature's Best Photography: Windland Smith Rice International Awards

    On view are winners in various categories from the 2012 Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards.

    June 7, 2013 – March 3, 2014

    Natural History Museum

  • Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake

    This exhibition features archaeological discoveries that reveal the historic importance of Jamestown and its contribution to the American way of life.

    February 7, 2009 – January 5, 2014

    Natural History Museum

  • The Incredible Bionic Man

    See the Bionic Man, a 6-foot-tall robot built entirely from bionic body parts and implantable synthetic organs.

    October 18, 2013 – December 10, 2013

    Air and Space Museum

  • Suited for Space

    Witness the modern technological marvel that is the spacesuit.

    July 26, 2013 – December 1, 2013

    Air and Space Museum

  • Inventing a Better Mousetrap: Patent Models from the Rothschild Collection

    Back on view are 32 models for 19th-century inventions submitted to the Patent Office by inventors from across the United States that illustrate the imaginative fervor and amazing craftsmanship of the era.

    November 11, 2011 – November 4, 2013

    American Art Museum

  • Reclaiming the Edge: Urban Waterways and Civic Engagement

    Explore how urban waterways, such as the Anacostia River, can be both barriers and economic resources for the community.

    October 15, 2012 – November 3, 2013

    Anacostia Community Museum

  • Leonardo da Vinci's Codex on the Flight of Birds

    See how Leonardo da Vinci used his observations of birds to work out how humans could fly.

    September 13, 2013 – October 22, 2013

    Air and Space Museum

  • Life in the Ancient Seas

    Fantastic marine fossils tell the story of evolution and extinction in the seas in three acts: the Paleozoic Era (540 to 250 million years ago), the Mesozoic Era (250 to 65 million years ago), and the Cenozoic Era (65 million years ago to today).

    May 18, 1990 – October 21, 2013

    Natural History Museum

  • Edo Aviary

    See how artists in the Edo period were inspired by natural history paintings to depict birds more accurately.

    February 2, 2013 – August 4, 2013

    Asian Art Museum, West Building

  • The Evolving Universe

    Full-color photographs capture the awe-inspiring beauty of the cosmos as seen through high-powered terrestrial and orbiting telescopes.

    October 21, 2011 – July 9, 2013

    Natural History Museum

  • Experience Civil War Photography: From the Home Front to the Battlefront

    See stereo-view (3-D) photographs from the Civil War to learn how Americans experienced the conflict.

    August 1, 2012 – July 7, 2013

    Smithsonian Castle

  • Celluloid: The First Plastic

    A range of objects made from celluloid, the world's first commercially successful plastic, are highlighted in this case.

    June 1, 2010 – June 13, 2013

    American History Museum

  • Fascinating—Endangered RHINO

    See how Smithsonian Libraries supports work to save the endangered rhinoceros and its habitat.

    July 14, 2012 – April 28, 2013

    Natural History Museum

  • Orchids of Latin America

    Experience a tropical rainforest on a cold winter's day with orchids from Mexico and Central and South America.

    January 26, 2013 – April 21, 2013

    Natural History Museum

  • Titanoboa: Monster Snake

    See a model of Titanoboa cerrejonensis, an extinct snake measuring 48 feet long and weighing 2,500 pounds, which was discovered at a Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute-organized dig at the Cerrejon Mine in Colombia.

    March 30, 2012 – January 6, 2013

    Natural History Museum

  • Jessie Cohen: An Eye for Animals

    See stunning animal portraits by long-time Zoo photographer Jessie Cohen.

    October 27, 2011 – December 31, 2012

    National Zoo

  • African Cosmos: Stellar Arts

    See some 90 African art objects that were inspired by astronomical observations and phenomena, including rainbows and eclipses.

    June 20, 2012 – December 9, 2012

    African Art Museum

  • AirCraft: The Jet as Art

    Jeffery Milstein's supersized images of aircraft in flight transform aviation technology into fine art.

    November 25, 2011 – November 25, 2012

    Air and Space Museum

  • More Than Meets the Eye

    In this photography exhibition, learn how museum scientists examine the world’s diversity of life and culture up close.

    July 23, 2011 – November 4, 2012

    Natural History Museum

  • Invention Case: Hot Spot of Invention

    This case highlights how MIT became a "hot spot of invention" as World War II neared.

    November 6, 2009 – October 21, 2012

    American History Museum


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