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  • Making Marks: Prints from Crow's Shadow Press

    See prints by contemporary Native American artists working at Crow's Shadow Press.

    January 17, 2014 – May 26, 2014

    American Indian Museum DC

  • Red Bull Stratos: Mission to the Edge of Space

    See the pressurized balloon gondola in which Felix Baumgartner traveled to the edge of space.

    April 2, 2014 – May 26, 2014

    Air and Space Museum

  • Damage Control: Art and Destruction since 1950

    This ground-breaking exhibition explores the theme of destruction in international contemporary visual culture.

    October 24, 2013 – May 26, 2014

    Hirshhorn Museum

  • Black Box: Santiago Sierra and Jorge Galindo

    View video installation by 2 contemporary Spanish artists who combine “found” audio and fabricated visual elements to resonate beyond specific national associations, questioning the nature of political power.

    February 14, 2014 – May 18, 2014

    Hirshhorn Museum

  • Camilla's Purse

    See what Holocaust survivor Camilla (Mia) Klaber Gottlieb carried in her purse to preserve her memories before, during, and after World War II.

    January 24, 2014 – May 4, 2014

    American History Museum

  • Women in Chinese Painting

    Paintings in this exhibition illustrate the active and critical roles women played in traditional Chinese society.

    November 9, 2013 – April 27, 2014

    Asian Art Museum, West Building

  • 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

  • Yousuf Karsh: American Portraits, Part I

    Photographic portraits by Yousuf Karsh (1908–2002) include those of Georgia O’Keeffe, Jonas Salk, Marian Anderson, Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Arden, I. M. Pei, Isamu Noguchi, and Eleanor Roosevelt.

    November 8, 2013 – April 27, 2014

    Portrait Gallery

  • 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

  • Monuments Men: On the Frontline to Save Europe's Art, 1942-1946

    Learn about the Monument Men, the U.S. Army unit charged with protecting European cultural sites from Allied bombing during World War II, and with recovering art looted by the Nazis after the war.

    February 7, 2014 – April 21, 2014

    Archives of American Art

  • Girl Scouts 1912-2012

    Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts by learning about the organization's history.

    June 1, 2012 – April 20, 2014

    American History Museum

  • Invention and the Patent Model

    Some 20 patent models from the museum's collections, submitted between 1790 and 1880, reveal technological innovations and changing social roles during the period.

    June 20, 2013 – April 20, 2014

    American 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

  • Puppetry in America

    Meet the original Howdy Doody, Charlie McCarthy, and some of their puppet cousins and learn about their role in American culture.

    December 13, 2013 – April 13, 2014

    American History Museum

  • Postal Inspectors: The Silent Service

    This exhibition spotlights the oldest federal law enforcement agency and its role in fighting crime.

    February 2, 2007 – April 8, 2014

    Postal Museum

  • Gymnast Gabrielle Douglas

    See objects related to Olympic gymnast Gabrielle Douglas.

    February 1, 2013 – April 2, 2014

    American History Museum

  • Our Peoples: Giving Voice to Our Histories

    This exhibition discusses events that shaped the lives and outlook of Native peoples from 1491 to the present.

    September 21, 2004 – March 14, 2014

    American Indian Museum DC

  • Ceramics from Thailand

    Discover the variety of ceramics produced in Thailand across four millennia.

    July 13, 2013 – March 13, 2014

    Asian Art Museum, East Building

  • 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

  • In Memoriam: Pete Seeger

    View a photograph of American musician and social activist Pete Seeger (1919-2014) taken by Sid Grossman in the late 1940s.

    January 28, 2014 – March 3, 2014

    Portrait Gallery

  • Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art

    More than 90 works show how Latino artists tackled classic American themes and actively participated in the artistic movements of their day.

    October 25, 2013 – March 2, 2014

    American Art Museum

  • Bound for Freedom's Light: African Americans and the Civil War

    Images from the museum's collection are used to explore the roles individual African Americans played during the Civil War.

    February 1, 2013 – March 2, 2014

    Portrait Gallery

  • The Smithsonian AIDS Memorial Quilt Block

    See a 12-by-12-foot block created by Smithsonian staff, docents, interns, volunteers, and friends to honor Smithsonian colleagues and friends who lost their battles with AIDS.

    November 26, 2013 – February 28, 2014

    Ripley Center


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