National Museum of Natural History

National Museum of Natural History

Devoted to the scientific, cultural, social, technological, and political development of the United States. The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History dedicates its collections and scholarship to inspiring a broader understanding of the United States and its many peoples.

Current Exhibits Include:First Ladies at the SmithsonianStar-Spangled Banner, the flag that

inspired the national anthemSlavery at Jefferson’s Monticello:

Paradox of LibertyThe Price of Freedom: Americans at

War

National Air and Space Museum

National Air and Space Museum

The National Air and Space Museum holds in trust some 50,000 objects, including aircraft, spacecraft, engines, rockets, uniforms, spacesuits, balloons and artwork.

The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics.

Current Exhibits Include: The original Wright 1903 Flyer The Apollo 11 command module A lunar rock sample that visitors can

touch

National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art

A permanent collection of more than 100,000 art objects resides in the museum's two buildings. The West Building, designed in 1941 by architect John Russell Pope, houses paintings, sculpture and graphic arts from as far back as the Middle Ages. The bright and airy East Building, designed by I.M. Pei, exhibits 20th- and 21st-century art.

The museum also includes a large outdoor sculpture garden that exhibits a number of pieces from the Museum’s contemporary sculpture collection.

National Museum of the American Indian

The National Museum of the American Indian

The National Museum of the American Indian houses one of the world’s largest and most diverse collections of its kind. The museum’s architecture, its indigenous landscaping, and its exhibitions, all designed in collaboration with tribes and communities from across the hemisphere, combine to give visitors from around the world the sense and spirit of Native America.

Current Exhibits Include: Best in the World: Native Athletes in the

Olympics Return to a Native Place: Algonquin

Peoples of the Chesapeake Our Peoples: Giving Voice to Our

Histories