The Declaration of Independence is a foundational American document. Franklin knew that clothing conveyed messages and ...

The Airbus IMAX® Theater at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center features the largest IMAX screen in Northern Virginia, towering six stories high.Getting Here FAQ Group SalesShowtimes are published on the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Material on reels N695, 2812, and 3482 was donated to the Archives of American Art in 1966 by Elisabeth Rungius Fulda. Material on reel 101 was ...

“Youth and the Future of Culture” Highlights Younger Generations July 2–7 ...

Music and spirituality are intricately related, with spirituality often being the inspiration for the creation of music, and music so often creating the desired atmosphere for a spiritual occasion.

Home to possibly the world's most famous pair of shoes, the Ruby Slippers, the Smithsonian has more than a few fabulous pairs in the collections ...

Object Details Author Morgan, Stacy I. 1970- Contents Expressing the life and cause of the masses : ideologies and institutions -- Articulating history to the radical present : murals -- Chronicling ...

Christopher Browne, John and Adrienne Mars Director, National Air and Space Museum Curators of the five new exhibitions ...

Object Details Author Farrar, Richard Subject National Air and Space Museum Apollo Soyuz Test Project Category Historic Images of the Smithsonian Summary Installation of the Apollo-Soyuz space ...

Object Details painter Grinager, Alexander 1865-1949 Notes Owner, 2012. (Lower right:) A. Grinager signed The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American ...

From the 1880s to the 1910s, Americans took to the wheel, sparking a nationwide bicycle craze. In the era before automobiles, bicycles were a means of affordable personal mobility. This nationwide ...

Object Details Author Aufderheide, Arthur C Contents History of mummy studies -- The purpose of anthropogenic mummification -- Mechanisms of mummification -- The geography of mummies: Mummies from ...