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National Museum of American History. Through incomparable collections, rigorous research, and dynamic public outreach, the National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center, explores the infinite richness and complexity of American history. The museum helps people understand the past in order to make sense of the present and shape ...
The National Museum of American History collects artifacts of all kinds—from gowns to locomotives—to preserve for the American people an enduring record of their past. We have more than 1.7 million objects and 22,000 linear feet of archival documents in our collection. Search the Collections. Learn More. About the Online Collection
Current Exhibitions. Zen And the Open Road April 15, 2024 – Ongoing American History Museum. Reckoning with Remembrance: History, Injustice, and the Murder of Emmett Till April 6, 2024 – September 15, 2024 American History Museum. Change YOUR Game March 15, 2024 – Ongoing American History Museum. ¡De última hora!:
The National Museum of American History is located on Constitution Avenue NW and runs along the National Mall. Through research, in-depth exhibits, extensive collections and public outreach, the museum presents America’s history in all of its complexity.
On September 14, 1814, U.S. soldiers at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry raised a huge American flag to celebrate a crucial victory over British forces during the War of 1812. 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.
The history of the National Museum of American History's collections dates back to the very beginning of the Smithsonian Institution, when Secretary Joseph Henry amassed a collection of scientific apparatus for historical and demonstration purposes.
History. Construction of the National Museum of American History began in the late 1950s. The National Museum of American History opened to the public in January 1964 as the Museum of History and Technology. It was the sixth Smithsonian building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
