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    Power of Place Added

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    Power of Place

    Experience the broad diversity of African American life and regional cultures in communities that took root in different areas of the country.

    September 24, 2016 – Permanent

    African American History and Culture Museum

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    Visual Art and the American Experience Added

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    Visual Art and the American Experience

    This art exhibition illustrates the critical role that African American artists played in shaping the history of American art.

    September 24, 2016 – Permanent

    African American History and Culture Museum

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    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field Added

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    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

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    Double Victory: The African American Military Experience Added

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    Double Victory: The African American Military Experience

    Learn about the service and sacrifice of African American soldiers, airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and sailors.

    September 24, 2016 – Permanent

    African American History and Culture Museum

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    Slavery and Freedom Added

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    Slavery and Freedom

    This exhibition explores the complex story of slavery and freedom, a story standing at the core of our national experience.

    September 24, 2016 – Permanent

    African American History and Culture Museum

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    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: Era of Segregation 1876-1968 Added

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    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: Era of Segregation 1876-1968

    This exhibition takes visitors from the end of Reconstruction through the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

    September 24, 2016 – Permanent

    African American History and Culture Museum

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    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond Added

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    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond

    This exhibition illustrates the impact of African Americans on life in the United States—social, economic, political, and cultural.

    September 24, 2016 – Permanent

    African American History and Culture Museum

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    Always Ready: Firefighting in the 19th Century Added

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    Always Ready: Firefighting in the 19th Century

    Explores how the role of citizens in fighting fire changed dramatically over the 19th century along with the technology.

    September 16, 2016 – November 2025

    American History Museum

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    Currents: Water in African Art Added

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    Currents: Water in African Art

    The objects in Currents span the continent of Africa to explore the importance of water for both practical and artistic purposes.

    July 15, 2016 – Indefintely

    African Art Museum

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    Our Voices in Saving Species Added

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    Our Voices in Saving Species

    A gallery of photos and stories from Smithsonian staff spearheading research programs here and across the globe.

    January 1, 2016 – Permanent

    National Zoo

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    Wegmans Wonderplace Added

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    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

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    African Elephant Added

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    African Elephant

    Our iconic 12-ton, 14-foot-tall African Elephant has undergone a remake! The new setting explores the evolution of elephants from their earliest predecessors to the three modern-day species. 

    September 4, 2015 – Permanent

    Natural History Museum

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    Inventing in America Added

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    Inventing in America

    This exhibition focuses on inventions and innovators of the past and present, including Samuel Morse, Alexander Graham Bell, and Thomas Edison. 

    July 1, 2015 – Indefinitely

    American History Museum

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    Patrick F. Taylor Foundation Object Project Added

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    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

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    Spark!Lab Added

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    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

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    American Enterprise Added

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    American Enterprise

    Learn how business and innovation helped the United States develop from a small dependent agricultural nation to one of the world's largest economies.

    July 1, 2015 – Permanent

    American History Museum

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    The Value of Money Added

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    The Value of Money

    The Value of Money examines global histories of exchange, cultural interaction, political change, and innovation.

    July 1, 2015 – Indefinitely

    American History Museum

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    Big Band Added

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    Big Band

    “Big Band” by American painter LeRoy Neimanm features a composition of 18 iconic jazz musicians, together in what he envisioned to be his “dream” band.

    March 31, 2015 – Indefinitely

    American History Museum

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    Nation to Nation: Treaties between the United States and American Indian Nations Added

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    Nation to Nation: Treaties between the United States and American Indian Nations

    Learn about the treaties that lie at the heart of the relationship between Indian nations and the United States.

    September 21, 2014 – January 17, 2028

    American Indian Museum DC

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    Experience America Added

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    Experience America

    Through New Deal programs, the federal government paid artists to paint and sculpt and urged them to look to the nation’s land and people for subjects.

    August 14, 2014 – Ongoing

    American Art Museum

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    Behind the Badge Added

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    Behind the Badge

    Learn how the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the law enforcement arm of the Postal Service, helps protect you and discover tips to guard against scams and fraud.

    June 27, 2014 – Indefinitely

    Postal Museum

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    National Stamp Salon Added

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    National Stamp Salon

    Browse tens of thousands of stamps, mail, medals, dies, and other artifacts from the National Philatelic Collection.

    September 22, 2013 – Permanent

    Postal Museum

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    World of Stamps Added

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    World of Stamps

    See stamps that have shaped history and honored people and places around the world.

    September 22, 2013 – Permanent

    Postal Museum

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    Connect with U.S. Stamps Added

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    Connect with U.S. Stamps

    Explore your own connection with stamps, create your own stamp design, and learn how stamps are produced.

    September 22, 2013 – Permanent

    Postal Museum

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    Stamps Around the Globe Added

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    Stamps Around the Globe

    Browse stamps from every country that has ever produced stamps—including countries that no longer exist!

    September 22, 2013 – Permanent

    Postal Museum


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