Construction of the National Museum of African American History and Culture begins in 2012 and will be completed in 2015. See porcelain and glass shards from the 18th and 19th centures found on the site, a model of the building, and artistic renderings of the interior spaces in several cases.

View the monumental installation Fragments and other artworks by the prolific and provocative Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.

This exhibit commemorates the far-reaching impact of Steve Jobs’ entrepreneurship and innovation on our daily lives.

Diverse media works from Moroccan-born artist Lalla Essaydi's photographic series, as well as rarely seen paintings and installations, are featured.

Explore the African American experience from the Harlem Renaissance through the Civil Rights era and beyond as depicted in 100 artworks by 43 black artists.

See popular culture items from the 1950s and early 1960s.

Learn about the achievements of women in the late 18th century and see portraits of eight prominent American women of the period.

See Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's monumental outdoor installation showcasing the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac.

See more than 100 historic and cultural touchstones of American history from the museum’s vast holdings.

Some 20 prints and copperplates by Hamaguchi Yozo (1909–2000) and Hamanishi Katsunori (born 1949) demonstrate the innovative use of the mezzotint technique by Japanese artists.

See a model of Titanoboa cerrejonensis, an extinct snake measuring 48 feet long and weighing 2,500 pounds, which was discovered at a Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute-organized dig at the Cerrejon Mine in Colombia.

On view are winners in various categories from the 2011 Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards.

View some of German immigrant Adalbert J. Volck's pictorial propaganda in support of the Confederacy.

Studio portraits of Union military leaders from George McClellan and Ambrose Burnside to William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses Grant by photographer Mathew Brady are on view.

Take this rare opportunity to view the acclaimed print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849).

View this truly original cutting-edge time-based media installation created by internationally renowned artist Doug Aitken. It is the first of its kind ever in Washington, D.C., and takes public art in the city to a new level of visibility.

Learn about postal service aboard the Hindenburg and the Titanic, the largest flying and sailing post offices in history.

In this exhibition, the museum is the first to comprehensively examine the evolution of video games as an artistic medium.

Learn math concepts in a fun, interactive, hands-on setting.

Selections from Kano Kazunobu's 100-painting series depicting Buddhist disciples at work are featured.