Current Exhibitions
The National Fossil Hall
EXHIBIT CLOSED THROUGH 2019
Please note that the National Fossil Hall is currently closed for renovation. A brand new hall will open to the public in 2019. Dinosaurs are currently on view in the museum on the first floor via The Rex Room, which is on display through October 20, 2014. A new dinosaur exhibit The Last American Dinosaurswill open to the public on the second floor in the Fall of 2014.
For more information about the National Fossil Hall renovations or our current or upcoming dinosaur exhibits, please visithttp://naturalhistory.si.edu/fossil-hall.
For more information about the National Fossil Hall renovations or our current or upcoming dinosaur exhibits, please visithttp://naturalhistory.si.edu/fossil-hall.
OUTSIDE MUSEUM GROUNDS:
Museum Grounds - Urban Bird Habitat
Location: Museum grounds around the outside of the museum.
August, 2012 - Indefinite
August, 2012 - Indefinite
Even downtown, birds bring color and song to the heart of the city. The Smithsonian Gardens and the National Museum of Natural History have created habitats around the Museum to attract the many bird species who are either year-round residents or seasonal visitors to the District of Columbia. The Urban Bird Habitat provides birds with their basic needs – food, water, shelter, and a place to raise their young, while signs highlight bird ecology, life histories, and tips for creating backyard bird habitats. Open 24/7.
GROUND FLOOR:
Exhibit Cases - Once There Were Billions: Vanished Birds of North America
Location: Ground Floor, Evans Gallery
June 24, 2014 - January 3, 2016
June 24, 2014 - January 3, 2016
One hundred years ago, Martha the Passenger Pigeon died. It was the last member of a species that once filled American Skies by the billions. These exhibit cases commemorate that anniversary by exploring birds such as the Passenger Pigeon, Carolina Parakeet, Labrador Duck, Great Auk and Heath Hen that once roamed North American but were driven to extinction. Martha the Passenger Pigeon will be mounted on public view for the first time since 1999.
Birds of D.C.
Exhibit: Permanent
Brandishing their fine plumage, the birds in these cases have helped generations of visitors identify local species. Year-round and seasonal residents, migrants and vagrants--hundreds of species in all--are displayed here.Yellow Warbler
The Evolution Trail
Location: Throughout the Museum
Exhibit: December 2008 - Permanent
Exhibit: December 2008 - Permanent
Why are dinosaurs extinct? Why do giraffes have long necks? Why do flowers come in many colors? Follow Iggy the Iguana on the Evolution Trail throughout the Museum and find the answers to these and other questions. Explore the exhibits to discover how environmental changes, natural selection, extinction, and other factors play a part in the ongoing process of evolution.Iggy the Iguana marks stops on the Evolution Trail
FIRST FLOOR:
20th Annual Orchid Exhibition: Interlocking Science and Beauty
Location: First Floor, Special Exhibits Hall (by the Mammals Hall)
January 24 - April 26, 2015
January 24 - April 26, 2015
The Smithsonian's popular exhibit of live orchids is back again in 2015. Presented every two years at the National Museum of Natural History, this year's theme explores how new ideas and inventions change the way we study, protect, and enjoy orchids. Come see and smell the amazing and beautiful world of orchids in this limited three month engagement! Presented in partnership with Smithsonian Gardens.
Portraits of Planet Ocean: The Photography of Brian Skerry
Location: Sant Ocean Hall, Focus Gallery
September 17, 2013 - 2015 (TBA)
September 17, 2013 - 2015 (TBA)
Portraits of Planet Ocean Award-winning photojournalist Brian Skerry takes us on an underwater journey to explore the mystery and beauty of marine life and environments. His work has been featured in magazines such as Smithsonian, National Geographic, Audubon, People, and Sports Illustrated. Twenty captivating photographs celebrate the vitality and diversity of our resilient, though imperiled, ocean. Visitors are invited to submit their own ocean images. Select photos will be selected regularly for displayed in a section of the exhibit.
Mud Masons of Mali
Location: African Voices Hall Focus Gallery, 1st Floor
August 31, 2013 - Indefinite
August 31, 2013 - Indefinite
Djenne, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mali, is famous for its spectacular architecture. The city owes its unique character to its masons, inheritors of a craft tradition handed down from one generation of the Boso people to the next since the city arose in the 14th century. Discover -- through archival and contemporary photographs and early engravings -- how the masons continue their age-old craft and meet the challenges of a modern world.
FossiLab
Exhibit: Permanent
This glass enclosed lab allows visitors to watch museum paleontologists and trained volunteers extract fossils from rock and construct fossil casts and molds.
African Elephant
Exhibit: Permanent
His trunk raised in alert, this male African elephant seems to sense your presence. Like humans, elephants have complex social systems. They live in extended family groups led by mature females, who teach and nurture the young. So, if you meet your family "by the elephant," remember that they also meet, grow, learn, and cooperate in groups.
Exhibit Case - The Census of Marine Life: A Decade of Discovery
Location: First Floor, Sant Ocean Hall
One Exhibit Case: September 13, 2012 - Indefinite
One Exhibit Case: September 13, 2012 - Indefinite
The Census of Marine Life project, a decade-long project culminating in 2010, produced the most comprehensive inventory of known marine life ever compiled and cataloged. The project, which will be the basis for future research, involved several curators from the museum and from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Systematics Lab at the museum. This case features the prestigious International COSMOS prize received by the project, graphics, and a squid specimen.
African Voices
Exhibit: Permanent
Examines the diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa's peoples and cultures over time in the realms of family, work, community, and the natural environment.
The Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals
Exhibit: Permanent
Invites visitors to explore the incredible diversity of mammals, including humans, and the processes by which they arose and continue to adapt. Features 274 exciting mammals and dozens of fossils in a variety of environments.
The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins
Location: First Floor
Exhibit: March 17, 2010 - Permanent
Exhibit: March 17, 2010 - Permanent
Based on decades of cutting-edge research by Smithsonian scientists, the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins will tell the epic story of human evolution and how humans evolved over six million years in response to a changing world. Following the process of scientific discovery, visitors will explore the evidence for human evolution, come face-to-face with unforgettable representations of early humans, and arrive at a deeper understanding of what it means to be human.
Discovery Room
Educational Facility: Permanent
The Discovery Room is a unique educational facility for families and students. The room features activities using real Museum objects and interactive, hands-on experiences that allow visitors to explore the natural world at their own pace, guided by their own interests and sense of wonder.
The Sant Ocean Hall
Location: First Floor
Exhibit: Permanent
Exhibit: Permanent
A one-of-a-kind interpretive exhibit, extraordinary in scale, the Sant Ocean Hall presents the global ocean from a cross-disciplinary perspective, highlighting the biological, geological, and anthropological expertise and unparalleled scientific collections of the Museum, as well as ongoing research in marine science. The ocean is intrinsically connected to other global systems and to our daily lives.Artist rendering of the Sant Ocean Hall
SECOND FLOOR:
The Last American Dinosaurs: Discovering a Lost World
Location: Second Floor
November 25, 2014 - 2018 (TBA)
November 25, 2014 - 2018 (TBA)
66 Million Years Ago, the last dinosaurs roamed what is now the Western Interior of North America. Then global catasprophe ended their reign. Walk through time to explore our scientists' findings to the questions that help us understand America's last dinosaurs, their the lives, and their ultimate demise.
2013 Nature's Best Photography
Windland Smith Rice International Awards
Location: Second Floor
October 24, 2014 - April 20, 2015
October 24, 2014 - April 20, 2015
Witness nature and wildlife through the eyes of some of the most talented amateur and professional photographers. Over 20,000 photographs from around the world were submitted to this annual juried competition. Approximately 60 winning large-format images and photographer stories bring the beauty, power, and humor of our natural world from the wild to the walls of the Smithsonian.
Wilderness Forever: 50 Years of Protecting America's Wild Places
Location: Second Floor
September 3, 2014 - TBA, 2015
September 3, 2014 - TBA, 2015
This juried photography exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, a cornerstone of American environmental conservation. The exhibit explores the majesty, diversity, and value of the nation's wilderness areas. Approximately 50 award-winning large-format images by professional, amateur, and student photographers reveal America as you've never seen it -- wild, untouched, and free.
Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation
Location: Second Floor, Special Exhibits Gallery
February 27 - August 16, 2015
February 27 - August 16, 2015
"Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation" is a groundbreaking exhibition exploring the vibrant heritage, daily experience, and diverse political, professional and cultural contributions of Indian Americans in shaping the United States. From workers who built some of the first railroads in the West to the creator of Hotmail, Beyond Bollywood explores the history of sub-continental Indian immigration to America. Told through captivating images, music, visual art, and first-person narratives, Beyond Bollywood documents a history of discrimination, resistance, achievements and the lasting influence Indian Americans have had on the American experience.
Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt
Location: Second Floor
Exhibit: November 17, 2011 - Indefinite
Exhibit: November 17, 2011 - Indefinite
This exhibit focuses on Egyptian burial ritual, its place with ancient Egyptian cosmology, and the insights that mummies, burial ritual, and cosmology provide about life in ancient Egypt. Understand how burial practices and associated religious beliefs serve as windows into world cultures. We invite our visitors to explore the ways in which mummies, tombs, and Egyptian mythology open new windows into the lives of ancient Egyptians as they navigated through the world of the living to achieve eternal life after death.
Exhibit Case: Dinosaurs in Our Backyard
Location: Second Floor, Hall 26 Lounge
One Exhibit Case: April 4, 2014 - Indefinite
One Exhibit Case: April 4, 2014 - Indefinite
From 225 to 65 million years ago, dinosaurs lived everywhere on Earth—including around Washington, D.C. This case explores how scientists piece together information about dinosaur biology, ecology, and evolution from fossil specimens, and the important contributions amateur collectors make to the Museum’s collections and knowledge. Visitors can see a unique skeleton impression of a baby dinosaur of a species new to science.
The Hope Diamond
Exhibit: Permanent.
The Hope Diamond, is on display in The Harry Winston Gallery. To learn more, visit the Smithsonian Channel's website for the documentary, “Mystery of the Hope Diamond”.
Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution
Exhibit: Permanent
Temporarily Closed - Jan. 25 - Feb 6, 2015
This immersive exhibit explores the processes and patterns of evolution, and provides our visitors with an exciting new kind of experience in the Museum of Natural History - a walk-through living butterfly house. We will invite visitors to observe the many ways in which butterflies and other animals have evolved, adapted, and diversified together with their plant partners over tens of millions of years.Artist rendering of Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution
The Carmen Lúcia Ruby
Exhibit: Permanent
This spectacular 23.1 carat Burmese ruby was recently donated to the Museum by Peter Buck in memory of his late wife, Carmen Lúcia Buck. Mined from the fabled Mogok region of Burma, the ruby possesses a richly saturated homogenous red color combined with an exceptional degree of transparency.
The Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals
Exhibit: Permanent
Explore the museum's unparalleled specimens of gems, minerals, rocks and meteorites. Highlights include the Hope Diamond, the National Gem Collection, the Mine and Rocks Galleries, the Plate Tectonics Gallery and the Moon, Meteorites and the Solar System Gallery.
Korea Gallery
Exhibit: Permanent
This new exhibition presents Korea's millennia of history and its distinctive culture through ceramics, paintings, textiles and sculptures, ranging from the 6th century B.C. to the 21st century. Thematic areas of the exhibit include: Korean ceramics, Honoring family, The Korean wedding, Hangeul (the Korean writing system), Korea's natural and built landscapes, Koreans overseas, and Korea's visual arts today.Tiger, magpie, pine, and sacred fungus. Late 19th century.
Osteology: Bone Hall
Exhibit: Permanent
Who has bones? Fishes, amphibians, birds, reptiles and mammals do. In our Osteology Hall you can observe a variety of vertebrate skeletons grouped by their evolutionary relationships. You can compare a human and gorilla, bone for bone. Count the number of neck vertebrae in a human and a giraffe. Observe skeletal features that are unique to reptiles or to fish.
The O. Orkin Insect Zoo
Educational Facility: Permanent
Visitors can observe live insects and other arthropods at the O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Volunteers conduct tarantula feeding demonstrations, work with live insects, and answer questions about the many-legged creatures that live in the Insect Zoo.
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