Smithsonian Collections Highlights

The scope of objects in Smithsonian collections is staggering—from ancient Chinese bronzes to the Star-Spangled Banner; from a 3.5 billion-year-old fossil to the Apollo lunar landing module; from the ruby slippers featured in The Wizard of Oz to presidential memorabilia. Learn more about the range of our collections.

Canard biplane with two pusher propellers, cream colored fabric, and wood frame, set against a black background.

1903 Wright Flyer

Conical brown spacecraft tilted on a stand in front of a photograph of the moon's surface and the Earth behind it.

Command Module, Apollo 11

Declaration of Independence Desk

Abraham Lincoln's Top Hat

Hope Diamond

Stool from the Greensboro Lunch Counter

Triceratops horridus Marsh, 1889

Teapot made by Peter Bentzon

Kermit the Frog Puppet

Thomas Jefferson, The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, Extracted textually from the Gospels in Greek, Latin, French, & English

Mummy Mask

Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz

John Deere Plow

24c Curtiss Jenny invert single

Pocahontas

Conestoga Wagon

Chair used by General Ulysses S. Grant during surrender at Appomattox, 1865

Edison "New Year's Eve" Lamp

Apple Macintosh Mouse

Milwaukee Brewers Jersey, worn by Hank Aaron

Old Glory flag

Van Halen Frankenstein Electric Guitar

Mask

Puffin Man, Alutiiq Superhero

Leonardo da Vinci

Snoopy Doghouse Lunch Box

Candle stand used by George Washington while writing the Farewell Address, 1796

Gold Nugget

Freedom of Worship

Cesar Chavez's Union Jacket

Cape Cod Morning

St. Mark and St. Luke; Right cover of The Washington Manuscript of the Gospels

Delta-winged spaceplane with white and black thermal protection tiles, marked "Discovery" on forward fuselage.

Orbiter, Space Shuttle, OV-103, Discovery

NBC "Fireside Chat" Microphone

Star-Spangled Banner

Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii

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