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Online Exhibitions

1896 Washington Salon & Art

The 1896 Washington Salon & Art Photographic Exhibition

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life

Detail of Unlce Sam poster

Advertising War

America on the Move

Currently on view

New Birth of Freedom

America's New Birth of Freedom: Documents from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

American Democracy button

American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Currently on view

American Enterprise

American Enterprise

Currently on view

Close photograph of podium with presidential seal

The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden

Currently on view

The American Scene

American Stories

American Stories

Ceramic pot featured in the exhibition

Art in Industry

Currently on view

Leica camera, 1928

Artifact Walls - Cameras Before Digital

Hoe was celebrated for his cylinder press and type-revolving press inventions. This improvement in “Rotary Printing Presses” included type forms which attached to the printing cylinder.

Artifact Walls - Invention and the Patent Model

Artifact Walls - Science Under Glass

Artificial Anatomy

Artificial Anatomy: Papier-Mâché Anatomical Models

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A History of American Sweatshops, 1820–Present

Bittersweet Harvest

Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program 1942 - 1964

Julia Child's Kitchen

Bon Appétit! Julia Child's Kitchen at the Smithsonian

Building a National Collection

Building a National Collection: 150 Years of Print Collecting at the Smithsonian

Camilla's Purse

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Featured Online Exhibitions

America on the Move - How transportation has shaped our American identity.

American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith - What happens when a people decide to govern themselves?

American Enterprise - Chronicles the tumultuous interaction of capitalism and democracy.

FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950–2000 - How new technologies and cultural changes transformed how and what we eat.

Many Voices, One Nation - E pluribus unum: Out of many, one.

On the Water: Stories from Maritime America - Discover the significant role maritime activity has played in American lives.

Separate Is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education - A turning point in the history of race relations in the United States.

The Star-Spangled Banner - The flag that inspired the national anthem.

Also enjoy a variety of exhibition tours in audio format and multiple languages.