subject: The Smithsonian [print this page] The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum complex and research organization; it is home to 19 museums, 9 research centers, and even the National Zoo. It is a great place to learn and experience for kids, teachers, researchers, students, travelers, and curious minds.
The Air and Space Museum shows visitors the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight. This is home to the Milestones of Flight Museum, which chronicles the history of flight from the Wright brothers place to the Breitling Orbiter.
The Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center is located in Chantilly, Virginian, and is an accompanying facility to the Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC.
The American Art Museum and it Renwick Gallery displays paintings, sculptures, graphics, folk art, craft, and photography dating from the 18th century to present day. The John Gossage: The Pond exhibit displays photographs that capture and reveal moments inspired by Henry David Thoreau's Walden.
The American History Museum houses a large display of the history of science, technology, society, and culture in America. This museum contains the original Start Spangled Banner flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the National Anthem.
The American Indian Museum is where the Smithsonian collects, preserves, studies, and exhibits the history and living cultures of the Native peoples of the Americas. There is an American Indian museum located at the Heye Center in New York City, and at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC.
The Anacostia Community Museum is where people can explore the ever-changing concepts, ideas, theories, and realities of a "community." This is where there is an exhibit called Word, Shout, Song: Lorenzo Dow Turner Connecting Communities through Language, which documents how the Gullah people of Georgia and South Carolina have retained traces of their West African culture.
The Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is an exhibit of changes in design, decorative arts, industrial design, and architecture. The Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is located in New York City.
The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery shows off Asian art and a specialized collection of American Art. This is home to the Chinamania Gallery, which shows 23 works of art that show the craze for blue and white porcelain in the 1870's in Whistler's England.
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is a large display of modern and contemporary art. This is where the Black Box: Superflex gallery is located, which is a short film that explores the connection between human consumption and global climate change.
The Natural History Museum is where the history of animals, humans, plants, geological features, and anything else in nature lives. This has several exhibits including Losing Paradise: Endangering Plants Here and Around the World, Dinosaurs, and the Hope Diamond exhibit.
The Portrait Gallery showcases iconic portraits of distinguished Americans, including presidents, founding fathers, authors, entertainers, and many others. This showcases the Americans Now exhibit which captures portraits of prominent American figures of the last ten years in sports, entertainment, and other figures in the media spotlight.
The Postal Museum is an interactive display of postal history and philately; this includes the evolution of stamp design and production, and other objects that show the development and evolution of the United States Postal System. This is home to the Collecting History: 125 Years of the National Philatelic Collection, which celebrates the 125th anniversary of the postal collection.
The African Art Museum is a display of various collections, research, and exhibitions of African art. The African American Museum is where the Institution collects, preserves, studies, and exhibits the history and living cultures of African American peoples.
The Smithsonian Institution, the Castle is an information center about the actual structure of the museum, its history and development. The Arts and Industries Building is a large display of the history and development of the Industrial Evolution in the United States.
These are just a few examples of the various museums and exhibits that are available for visitors of the Smithsonian Institution to view.
