Current Exhibitions

My Visit

Futures in Space

Explore the potential near- and long–term futures that may emerge with advances in space exploration technology and enterprise.

July 28, 2025 – Indefinitely

Air and Space Museum
My Visit

Really BIG Money

Artifacts and activities help young visitors understand that money can be a powerful and memorable way to learn about the world.

April 8, 2022 – Indefinitely

American History Museum
My Visit

The David H. Koch Hall of Fossils—Deep Time

Learn how life on Earth evolved and see highlights from the museum's unrivaled collection of 46 million fossils.

June 8, 2019 – Permanent

Natural History Museum
My Visit

Explore! with the National Portrait Gallery

Explore! is a space where kids (ages 18 months to 8 years old accompanied by an adult) can experiment with portraiture hands-on. Hours are subject to change.

January 28, 2017 – Indefinitely

Portrait Gallery
My Visit

Sports: Leveling the Playing Field

Learn how African Americans have contributed to sports in American and how sports have helped people respond to injustice.

September 24, 2016 – Indefinitely

African American History and Culture Museum
My Visit

Wegmans Wonderplace

Wegmans Wonderplace welcomes curious kids ages 0–6 and their grownups. Please also note that children may not visit Wegmans Wonderplace without an adult. Please check our events calendar for the latest hours.

December 9, 2015 – Indefinitely

American History Museum
My Visit

Patrick F. Taylor Foundation Object Project

In Object Project, visitors consider the impact of innovative things on everyday life in the past.

July 1, 2015 – Permanent

American History Museum
My Visit

Spark!Lab

Open Wednesday–Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Spark!Lab reveals the real story behind inventors’ work through hands-on activities that help kids and families learn about the history and process of invention. Hours are subject to change.

July 1, 2015 – Indefinitely

American History Museum
My Visit

American Trail

American Trail is where Zoo visitors can learn about animals native to the U.S. and Canada, many of which have come back from the brink of extinction and are thriving thanks to conservation efforts.

September 1, 2012 – Permanent

National Zoo
My Visit

As We Grow: Traditions, Toys, Games

The toys, games, and clothing displayed offer children ways of learning traditions of families and people and represent many tribes and time periods.

August 22, 2012 – Permanent

American Indian Museum DC
My Visit

Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt

Learn about Egyptian burial ritual and cosmology and what they reveal about life in ancient Egypt.

November 17, 2011 – Permanent

Natural History Museum
My Visit

Sant Ocean Hall

Dive in with Phoenix—a model of an actual North Atlantic right whale—and discover how the ocean is a global system essential to all life.

September 27, 2008 – Permanent

Natural History Museum
My Visit

Human Spaceflight

Learn how the United States, Soviet Union/Russia, and other nations have made human spaceflight a reality.

November 1, 2004 – Permanent

Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
My Visit

Kids' Farm

At the Kids’ Farm, children of all ages have an opportunity to meet and greet cows, alpacas, hogs, donkeys, goats, chickens, and fish.

June 12, 2004 – Permanent

National Zoo
My Visit

America on the Move

This exhibition examines how transportation—from 1876 to 1999—has shaped our American identity.

November 22, 2003 – Permanent

American History Museum
My Visit

Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals

Travel to four continents to see some 274 mammals in lifelike poses in their natural habitat.

November 15, 2003 – Permanent

Natural History Museum
My Visit

Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals

This hall features 2,500 minerals and gems, including the Hope Diamond, Hooker Emerald Brooch, and a sample from the Bennu asteroid.

September 20, 1997 – Permanent

Natural History Museum
My Visit

Insect Zoo, O. Orkin

The Insect Zoo features many species of live insects, a "nursery" room where visitors can peek at insect larvae and pupae.

September 10, 1993 – Permanent

Natural History Museum
My Visit

Moving the Mail

Faced with the challenge of moving the mail quickly, the postal service looked to trains, automobiles, airplanes, and buses to deliver the mail.

July 30, 1993 – Permanent

Postal Museum
My Visit

The Dolls' House

This dollhouse and its 800 miniature furnishings represent a romantic view of the life of a large and affluent American family in the early 1900s.

Opened 1951 – Indefinitely

American History Museum