Des Américains célèbres et distingués sont honorés aux Galerie National des Portraits dans des portraits, des photos, et d'autre médias visuels. Une variété des politiciens, des artistes, des scientifiques, et des activistes y sont représentés. Cette galerie est un témoignage remarquable aux personnalités divers des États-Unis y compris Grace Kelly, Boris Karloff, George Washington, Mickey Mantle et Gertrude Stein. Des photos, des gravures, des dessins, et des sculptures ajoutent aux peintures. D'intérêt particulier est le Hall des Présidents, où il y a un portrait ou sculpture de chaque président.
La Galerie National comprend une collection extensive de l'art européen et américain dans deux bâtiments spectaculaires. Dans le grand Bâtiment Ouest néo-classique on montre des œuvres de Rembrandt, Rubens, et Gainsborough. La collection permanente comprend des œuvres du XIIIe au XXe siècle y compris une partie consacrée à l'Impressionnisme. Une gare au sous-sol où vous trouverez une boutique des cadeaux et des restaurants vous amènera au Bâtiment Est. Conçu par I.M. Pei, ce bâtiment triangulaire est un point de repère important de la ville où vous trouverez des œuvres d'art du XXe siècle ainsi que des expositions temporaires.
Established in 1910, the National Museum of Natural History aims to inform people about the natural history of the earth through its exhibits. Nestled within this museum is the famous Hope Diamond, which has gained notoriety for supposedly carrying a curse. Apart from that, some of the museum's popular galleries include The Discovery Room, Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals, Dinosaurs/Hall of Paleobiology, Insect Zoo, Teleology: Hall of Bones, Ocean Hall, Hall of Human Origins, and many more.
One of two Smithsonian museums that feature Asian art, the Freer Gallery houses more than 26000 works from all points of the Asian continent, including China, Japan, Korea and India. These works include Asian porcelains, Japanese screens and Islamic art. The works of American artists influenced by Asia are also featured. The most spectacular of these is James McNeill Whistler's Peacock Room, designed for a British shipping magnate and moved to the United States from London in 1904. The Sackler Gallery is interconnected with this gallery via underground exhibition space and houses an impressive collection of Chinese paintings, ceramics and jades.
Visitors should come prepared for an experience they'll not forget when visiting the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. At the start of the tour, each visitor is given an identity card of a Holocaust victim that matches the visitor's own age and gender. Ordinary reality is skewed through off-center stairways, weird angles, and the shadows of other visitors on the glass walkways overhead. An elaborate audio-visual display includes interviews, films, and photographs. The Hall of Remembrance provides a calm, empty space at the end of the tour where one can reflect on the experience. The museum discourages children under the age of 11 from attending. Admission to the museum is free. However, from March through August, a free pass is required to enter the permanent exhibition. Passes are not required to gain entrance to the museum building or to go to any of the smaller exhibitions, memorials, or special programming.
The National Museum of African Art brings the art and history of Africa to life through its comprehensive collection spanning millennia. From ancient times to the modern age, this museum takes you on a voyage of discovery of the diverse cultural and social fabric of this vast continent as you explore over 9,000 objects from virtually every African country. Beyond simply being a display room, the museum seeks to create a dialog between visitors and itself via educational talks, thematic exhibitions, films, storytelling workshops, music, and more. Highlights include the "Africa ReViewed: The Photographic Legacy of Eliot Elisofon," "African Cosmos: Stellar Arts," classical treasures, African textiles, and artful animals. A part of the Smithsonian Institution, the National Museum of African Art is the only national level museum dedicated to preserving African art.
Il y a une douzaine d'avions ici, y compris le Flyer des Frères Wright et le Spirit de St. Louis de Charles Lindbergh, ainsi que des avions de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale et Apollo 11. Dans le Théâtre IMAX Lockheed Martin au Musée National de l'Air et de l'Espace vous pouvez voir un film sur l'écran haut de cinq étages. Après le film, vous pouvez toucher à une pierre de la lune ou visiter le modèle de L'Entreprise de Star Trek. Des expositions éducatives présentent aux enfants l'idée des aérodynamiques et tracent l'influence de la technologie aéronautique sur notre culture.
From stagecoach to Model T, learn about the techniques and technologies the U.S. Postal Service has employed to deliver mail over the years. Exhibits at the National Postal Museum also demonstrate the important role that mail has played in the country's development. Interactive computer displays and videos of train robberies are especially popular. Stamp collectors should not miss the museum shop. Admission is free.
Located in National Mall, the National Museum of the American Indian opened in 2004 as a part of the Smithsonian group of museums and research centers. The Museum structure is a throwback to adobe homes in early Native American culture. This fascinating museum takes you on a riveting journey of learning Native American History. With a highly naturalistic design, the NMAI illustrates Native American history through various works of art, artifacts, and other remnants of American Indian culture are on display. In the past, exhibits have included indigenous world views through dress, native modernism, and contemporary indigenous viewpoints as told through poetry that provided a valuable addition to our understanding of Native American culture. Admission to the museum is free.
The American University Museum, which is located in American University's Katzen Arts Center, selects the art that is displayed based on the values of the university. International and political art makes up much of the museum's collection because the university is committed to political engagement and social justice. There is also a good deal of local art on display thanks to the university's involvement in the shaping of the regional contemporary art scene. The museum has several permanent collections, including an extensive sculpture garden, as well as rotating art exhibits that display regional, national, and international contemporary art.