exhibitions

Details the processes of encounter and exchange between Europe and the cultures of the Americas and Africa since their discovery by Europeans five hundred years ago.

Presents a companion to the traveling exhibition of artifacts from the National Museum in Kabul, including the Bactrian Hoard, a collection of ivory and gold pieces kept safe from thieves and invaders since 1979 by museum guards, curators, and others known as "the key holders.".

Written to accompany an exhibition organized by the Museum of the Confederacy.

Chronicles the history of the American presidency, looking at how the job of chief executive has changed over the years, and draws from the collections of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History to explore the material culture, duties, responsibilities, rituals, representations, and personal effects of the presidents.

Presents photographs and text alongside images of handwritten manuscripts penned by Abraham Lincoln, and features speeches, letters, and childhood notebooks.