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Continuity and Change: Fifty Years of Museum History

Closed August 22, 2016
Lower Level Corridor

Modern digital photographic prints of key National Museum of American History (formerly the National Museum of History and Technology) exhibitions and activities demonstrated the transformation of the Museum from one of history and technology into a museum devoted to American history. The photos highlighted the exhibitions and new collecting initiatives that contributed to the evolution of the Museum throughout its 50 years.