Only 2,000 of the species remain. We the People Permanent political history exhibition has reopened after extensive renovation. Rare covers tell the story of the British Parliamentary Posts in America and the American Independent Posts. Art from the Luba Kingdom of central Africa. Hand scrolls, albums, folding screens, fans, dating from the 13th through early-19th centuries, highlight Japanese visual narratives.
Exhibition celebrates the centuries-old Japanese tea ceremony.
Paintings, manuscripts, drawings, reveal the spread, influence and effect of Persian culture across the Islamic world from the 14th to 19th centuries. Photographs document the Austrian artist's expressionist body art from the 1960s. Show features artifacts from the National Museum of the American Indian. The Castle-Great Hall Smithson's Gift Permanent display tells the story of the bequest that founded the Smithsonian 150 years ago. The museum is closed for renovation for approximately ten months.