View two dozen dresses worn by former first ladies.

Learn about Egyptian burial ritual and cosmology and what they reveal about life in ancient Egypt.

Restored to its appearance in 1908, the Peacock Room's special exhibition highlights "points of contacts" between American and Asian art.

On view are 60 objects and 4 in the lobby from this comprehensive 525-piece collection of African art representing 20 African countries and 75 peoples and covers 5 centuries of African art.

The sight of those “broad stripes and bright stars” inspired Francis Scott Key to write a song that eventually became the United States national anthem.

Dive in with Phoenix -- a model of an actual North Atlantic right whale -- and discover how the ocean is a global system essential to all life in this exhibition featuring hundreds of preserved marine specimens, a living coral reef, and many interactive displays. 

This exhibition shows how butterflies have evolved, adapted, and diversified with their plant partners over millions of years.

Tian Tian and Mei Xiang can be seen in their habitat wrestling in the grass, sleeping in a tree, munching on stalks of bamboo, or lounging in a misty grotto.

This exhibition displays multiple images of the presidents of the United States, including Gilbert Stuart's "Lansdowne" portrait of George Washington.

These introductory galleries feature landscapes from across the U.S. that convey a sense of place, paintings by Edward Hopper, and photographs of outdoor sculptures by Lee Friedlander.

Focusing on Native cosmology and organized around one solar year, this exhibition explores the annual ceremonies of Native peoples as a window on their ancestral teachings.

More than 160 aircraft are currently on view to illustrate the scope of aviation history, including military, commercial, business, sports, and pre-1920 aviation and vertical flight (helicopters).

This exhibition presents the Wrights' technical achievements and examines the cultural impact of early powered flight.

Step into the culinary world of Julia Child, America's favorite chef!

This exhibition of more than 900 objects related to the 43 men who have held the nation's highest office explores the public, personal, ceremonial, and executive boundaries of the presidency.

This hall features 2,500 minerals and gems, including the Hope Diamond, Hooker Emerald Brooch, and Star of Asia sapphire. It also explores the birth and evolution of the solar system and the earth's changing surface through computer interactives and video presentations.

For both the serious collector and those who know little about the renowned hobby of stamp collecting, this gallery highlights some of the best philatic collections in the world.

All of the old favorites are on view in the exhibition hall -- Diplodocus, T. rex, and Triceratops -- and more.

This exhibition traces NASA's manned space program from 1961 to 1972.

The plaza and sunken sculpture garden inlcude approximately 80 contemporary sculptures.