The traveling road show of Smithsonian treasures ends its two-year tour with a special exhibition that brings together a selection of objects drawn from all of the Institution's museums. Highlights include George and Martha Washington's portraits, Lewis and Clark's compass, Muhammad Ali's boxing gloves, and the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz.
Installation examines the history of sweatshop production in the United States.
Annual art exhibit presents the work of Washington, D.C. students. New permanent gallery showcases the National Gem Collection and takes visitors from the depths of a copper mine to the far reaches of the Solar System. In Search of Giant Squid Permanent exhibition takes a look at the world's largest invertebrates. The Birds of Paradise Lost New permanent display explores the work of Smithsonian ornithologists on the origins, paleontology and conservation of the birdlife of the Hawaiian Islands. A 19th-century carved ivory tusk reveals an African artist's visual conceptions about history.