736
Jackson Place - History
of the 1870 Marcy/Townsend house on Lafayette Square and
of its occupants.
A
Gateway Restored - 1988
article describes the design and history of Union
Station, which opened in 1907 and was restored in 1988.
Anderson
Cottage - News
links about the history and restoration of this summer
home Abraham Lincoln used at the Soldiers' Home in
Washington, D.C.
Carter G.
Woodson Home Special Resource Study - Learn
more about this study used by the National Park Service
to evaluate this home for national significance and to
assess its suitability and feasibility for inclusion
into the National Park System.
Decatur
House - Describes
the house (built for naval hero Stephen Decatur in
1819), its furnishings, and its residents over the
years.
Decatur
House - 1819 home
of naval hero Stephen Decatur. Teacher's lesson plan
prepared by the National Register of Historic Places.
Eisenhower
Executive Office Building - Historical
tour of the building that was formerly known as the Old
Executive Office Building, begun in 1871 to house the
State, War and Navy departments
Ford's
Theatre National Historic Site - The
site of President Lincoln's assassination in 1864.
Includes history of the theater and of the
assassination.
Frederick
Douglass National Historic Site -
Douglass, a former slave, became one of the
pre-eminent crusaders against slavery as a speaker,
writer and publisher. His home in Washington, where he
lived from 1877 to 1895, is now a National Park Service
site.
Hill
Center at the Old Naval Hospital - Volunteer
organization supporting preservation of the historic
Civil War era hospital on Capitol Hill and its future
use as a community center, childhood learning center and
library. Has information on the history and current
status of the building and plans for its future.
History
of the Kennedy Center - History
of efforts to create a national performing arts center.
Text of 1980 article by Roger Meersman.
Holt House - History
of the house, built in the early 1800s, and of efforts
to preserve it as a historic reminder of the legacy of
slavery.
House
of the Temple - National
headquarters of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. Site
includes a text-and-photo virtual tour of the building.
Mary
McLeod Bethune Council House - Home
in the 1940s to Bethune (1875-1955), black educator and
activist, and today the headquarters of the National
Council of Negro Women. Site includes information on
Bethune, the house, and on the National Archives for
Black Women's History.
Military
Road School - Dedicated
to interpret, preserve and protect the school's
culturally rich heritage, landmarks and original Civil
War fort site. Includes history.
Sewall-Belmont
House - Built
in 1800, this historic Capitol Hill house has been
headquarters of the National Woman's Party since 1929.
Includes history of the party and of the house, news,
listing of events and information on special event
rentals.
Take
Action: Carter G. Woodson Home - Information
on the efforts of the National Trust for Historic
Preservation to save this home to the "father of
African-American history," including details on the
history, threats, and solution.
The
Brewmaster's Castle - The
1894 mansion built by brewer Christian Heurich is today
the most intact late Victorian home in the country.
Includes history and photos of the house and tour and
rental information.
The
Capitol - Synopsis
of a dissertation by Daniel Frydman 'The Great American
Architectural Experiment: The United States Capitol
Building: 1792-1868', with bibliography.
The United States
Capitol - Official
site maintained by the Architect of the Capitol provides
historic and current information on the function and
architecture of the Capitol, House and Senate buildings,
and surrounding grounds.
Washington
Navy Yard History - The
U.S. Navy's oldest shore establishment, dating from
1799, was a shipbuilding center, then an ordnance plant
and is now the ceremonial and administrative center for
the Navy.
Woodrow
Wilson House - President
Wilson's home from 1921 until his death in 1924 is
Washington's only Presidential museum.
African
American Civil War Memorial -
Sculpture and Wall of Honor commemorates the
United States Colored Troops [USCT] who served in the
Civil War. Features events calendar and design history.
Arlington
National Cemetery - The
official Web Site of the Arlington National Cemetery
located in Arlington, Virginia. Location, visitor
information, funeral information, ceremonies, history
and photo gallery.
Arlington
National Cemetery - America's
most sacred cemetery dedicated to her military dead,
located on the former estate of General Robert E. Lee in
Virginia and within sight of the Washington Monument and
Lincoln Memorial across the river in Washington DC.
History of the Custis-Lee family and the initial
founding of the cemetery during the Civil War, plus
current information on monuments such as the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier, and the graves of President John F.
Kennedy and other notable Americans.
Arlington
National Cemetery - Devoted
to America's most hallowed ground and to the American
heroes buried there.
Constitution
Gardens - Living
legacy to the founding of the republic as well as an
oasis in the midst of a city landscape. Features events
and history.
Debating the
FDR Memorial - Brief
discussion of the design controversies behind the
memorial. Features a lesson plan.
FDR
Memorial Dedication - Features
President Clinton's remarks, statements and talking
points.
First
Division Monument - The
division was the first American force to arrive in
Europe during World War I. The memorial was erected in
President's Park in 1924 in memory of division members
who died in that war, with later additions commemorating
those who died in later wars. Includes history of the
division and the monument. National Park Service site.
Franklin
Delano Roosevelt Memorial - Honors
the 32nd President of the United States. Features
information on the memorial, location, hours and events.
George Mason
Memorial - Commemorates
the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, who
withheld his signature from the United States
Constitution because it did not abolish the slave trade
and lacked necessary protection for the individual from
the Federal government. Features events and history.
George Washington
Memorial Parkway - Preserves
the natural scenery along the Potomac River and connects
historic sites from Mount Vernon, where Washington
lived, past the nation's capital, which he founded, and
the Great Falls of the Potomac where the President
demonstrated his skill as an engineer. Features news,
events and history.
John Ericsson
National Memorial - Dedicated
to the man who revolutionized naval history with his
invention of the screw propeller and who designed the
U.S.S Monitor, the ship that ensured Union naval
supremacy during the Civil War. Features history.
Korean War
Veterans Memorial - Honors
the four branches of the military as well as those who
supplied support services. Features events, design
symbolism and history.
Lincoln
Memorial - Reviews
written by consumers at Epinions.com.
Lincoln Memorial - A
tribute to President Abraham Lincoln and the nation he
fought to preserve during the Civil War. Features
activities, facts, information for children, history,
news and events.
Mahatma
Gandhi Memorial - Honors
the man who kept non-violence and peaceful resistance at
the heart of a campaign for India's struggle for freedom
from British rule. Features history, directions and
donors.
National World
War II Memorial - Honors
military veterans of the war, the citizens on the home
front, the nation at large, and the moral purpose and
idealism that motivated the nation's call to arms.
Features images, events and a registry of remembrances.
Thomas Jefferson
Memorial - Honors
the political philosopher, architect, musician, book
collector, scientist, horticulturist, diplomat,
inventor, and third President of the United States.
Features activities, information for children, news and
events.
US Army:
Arlington National Cemetery - A
photo of the grounds, brief history, and summary of
facilities and landmarks provided by the Military
District of Washington.
U.S. Navy
Memorial Foundation - The
Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center honor those who
have served in the sea services and perpetuates their
heritage, values and traditions. Features events, a Navy
log, groups and history.
Vietnam Veterans
Memorial - Serves
as a testament to the sacrifice of military personnel in
the Vietnam war and creates a venue for reconciliation
by separating the issue of the sacrifices of the
veterans from the U.S. policy in the war. Features
activities, children's information, design history and
events.
Washington Monument -
The tallest free-standing masonry structure in
the world, this obelisk-shaped tower honors George
Washington. Features activities, educational programs,
children's information, design history, news and events.
Washington
National Monument Society Address to the People of the
United States - Proceedings
of the society at the inauguration meeting of March 22,
1859; report of the select committee of the House of
representatives appointed to consider the memorial of
the society, made on February 22, 1855; and the charter
of the society.
WashingtonPost.com:
FDR - Compilation
includes readers' remembrances of the 32nd president, a
review of his four-term legacy, a tour of the memorial
and a description of how Roosevelt's New Deal turned
Washington, D.C. into a city of national stature.
Who Is
That Man, Anyway? - A
guide to the statues, monuments, and memorials of
Washington. Search by area, subject, and sculptor.
American Red
Cross Museum - Collection
represents the visual history of the services and people
who have dedicated their efforts during the group's
history. Features history, exhibits and collections,
activities for youth, programs for teachers and a
newsletter.
American
University Computing History Museum - Promotes
awareness of the history of computing, supports research
in the historiography of computing, provides support to
teachers and houses a collection of computer artifacts.
Features a virtual tour, history, syllabus, lectures,
student projects and bibliography.
Art Museum of the
Americas - Collection
of 20th-century Latin American and Caribbean art,
special Latin American art exhibits and related
educational programs. Features exhibitions, a virtual
gallery, educational resources, services and directions.
B'nai B'rith
Klutznick National Jewish Museum - Collection
includes art and ethnographic and archeological holdings
from Biblical through modern times. Features membership
information and a message board.
Bead Society of
Greater Washington Bead Museum - Dedicated
to furthering the understanding and appreciation of
beads as personal ornaments that express human aesthetic
impulses and embody deep symbolic significance. Features
membership information, exhibits, publications and
educational and outreach programs.
Black
Fashion Museum - Non-profit
cultural institution that is a repository for antique
and contemporary garments that have been designed, made,
and/or worn by people of color. Features events,
membership information, student design competition and
press releases.
City Museum of
Washington, DC - Museum
and research library devoted to the local history of the
city and its neighborhoods, operated by the Historical
Society of Washington, DC. Although the museum exhibits
are temporarily closed, the research library is open.
Includes information on the museum, the history and
activities of the society, a calendar of events, and an
overview and searchable catalog of the library
collections.
Corcoran Gallery of
Art - Offers
an extensive collection of American and European
masterworks, ongoing exhibitions of contemporary art and
classrooms and studios dedicated to encouraging the
American genius. Features programs, calendar, special
exhibitions, collections and membership information.
Daughters of the
American Revolution Museum - Showcases
the furnishings and decorative arts of pre-industrial
America with permanent and changing exhibitions in two
galleries. Features news, events, visitor information,
virtual exhibitions, recent acquisitions, educational
programs, volunteer opportunities and gift shop.
Discovery
Creek Children's Museum of Washington - Exhibits
designed to help children experience, appreciate, and
become stewards of the natural environment. Features
news, programs, educator resources, events, membership
information and volunteer and internship opportunities.
Drug
Enforcement Administration Museum & Visitors Center - Exhibits
focused on educating the public on the history of the
agency and on the impact of drug addiction from past to
present. Features exhibits, education resources and
visitor information.
Dumbarton
House - A
Federal period historic house museum in Georgetown,
dating from 1798. Includes calendar of events, museum
information, and history and photos of the house.
Hillwood
Museum and Gardens - Features
the most comprehensive collection of 18th- and
19th-century Russian imperial art outside of Russia and
one of the world's most important collections of
18th-century French decorative arts on a twenty-five
acre estate with pleasure gardens and important azalea
and orchid collections. Features visitor information,
museum shop, volunteer and employment opportunities,
photographic tour and online exhibitions.
International Spy
Museum - Exhibits
focus on human intelligence and reveal the role spies
have played in world events throughout history. Features
visitor information, calendar, membership information,
employment opportunities, directions and museum shop.
Marian
Koshland Science Museum - National
Academy of Sciences exhibits focus on scientific
practice and its implications for society.
Museum of
Contemporary Art DC - Features
current exhibits, directions, membership information,
and previous exhibitions.
National Building Museum - Dedicated
to exploring and celebrating architecture and related
disciplines. Features lectures, exhibitions, news,
online exhibits [requires Flash], educational programs
and resources, employment and internship opportunities
and membership information.
National Children's
Museum - Child-centered
museum scheduled to open in 2008. Includes information
on planning for the museum, events, and news updates.
National
Children's Museum - Slated
to open in 2008, will offer child-centered, interactive
learn-by-doing experiences. Includes news and events.
National Gallery of Art - Collection
illustrates major achievements in painting, sculpture,
and graphic arts from the Middle Ages to the present.
Features exhibitions, online tours, educational programs
and resources, internship, fellowship and volunteer
opportunities, programs, events, gallery shop and
collection guides in English, French, German, Italian
and Spanish.
National
Geographic Museum Explorers Hall - Past
and current Society expeditions come to life through
interactive programs and artifacts. Features exhibits,
map and hours.
National
Law Enforcement Museum - Future
museum will give major emphasis to educating visitors
about the essential role that law enforcement plays in a
free society. Features development plans. Scheduled
opening 2008.
National Museum of
American Jewish Military History -
Documents and preserves the contributions of
Jewish Americans who served in the Armed Forces of the
United States. Site has information on the museum, its
collections, and exhibitions.
National
Museum of Health and Medicine - Collections
focus primarily on the history and practice of American
medicine, military medicine and current medical research
issues. Features exhibits, news, events, FAQ and map.
National Women's
History Museum - Nonpartisan,
nonprofit educational institution dedicated to
revealing, presenting, and celebrating the rich and
diverse history of women's contributions that have
shaped American culture and society. Features volunteer
information, membership information, news, events and a
cyber museum.
Newseum - Interactive
museum of news with behind-the-scenes views of how and
why news is made. Features online exhibits, events and
educational resources. [Scheduled opening: late 2006]
Pope John Paul II
Cultural Center - Catholic
museum and cultural center focusing on religious faith,
art and scholarship. Information on the galleries,
current exhibits, calendar of events and news.
Squished Penny
Museum - Newsletter,
frequently asked questions, stories about the
collection, photographs of visitors, and how to make an
appointment to view the collection in person.
The
Interior Museum - Collection
contains North American Indian artifacts, most of which
are handicrafts such as storyboards, dolls, and baskets
that date from the 1940s to present time, as well as
items made in the United States insular areas of
American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the
Republic of Palau. Features tour information, history,
exhibitions, events and programs.
The Kreeger
Museum - Works
of Impressionists and American artists from the 1850s to
the 1970s, and a collection of traditional pieces from
west and central Africa. Features visitor's information,
programs, membership information, volunteer
opportunities and educational resources.
The National Museum of
Women in the Arts - Dedicated
exclusively to the exhibition, preservation, and
acquisition of works by women artists of all
nationalities and periods. Features the collection,
exhibitions, educational programs and tours, outreach
programs and publications.
The
Navy Museum - Located
at the Washington Navy Yard and featuring exhibits and
activities related to U.S. naval history. Includes
calendar, events and exhibits, mission, visitor
information and links.
The
Octagon Museum - The
museum of the American Architectural Foundation,
dedicated to architecture and design. Features
exhibitions, programs and membership information.
The
Phillips Collection - A
museum of modern art. Provides museum history,
collection overview with photos and descriptions,
programs, events, and special exhibitions.
The
Stephen Decatur House Museum - Historic
house museum offers guided tours of the c.1818 mansion
and changing exhibits in the gallery space. Features
hours, location, history, education and preservation
programs and exhibits.
The Textile
Museum - Dedicated
to furthering the understanding of mankind's creative
achievements in the textile arts. Features calendar,
exhibitions, educational programs and museum shop.
Tudor Place - Collection
of the Peter family reflects the continuous thread of
family life and offers a rare insight into American
cultural history. Features a virtual tour, membership
information, volunteer and employment opportunities and
a newsletter.
U.S.
Capitol Visitor Center - Information
on the creation of a new facility for visitors at the
U.S. Capitol. Includes design plans, artist renderings,
and construction summaries.
United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum - America's
national institution for the documentation, study and
interpretation of Holocaust history. Offers extensive
exhibits, collections, library, and arts and educational
programs.
Woodrow
Wilson House - Presidential
museum and National Trust Historic site. Woodrow Wilson
history, calendar of events and exhibitions, educational
programs, tour preview, staff directory, directions and
rental information.
A
History of National Capital Parks -
This 1953 book by Cornelius W. Heine traces the
history of the National Capital parks system since 1790.
The text is accompanied by illustrations, tables and
bibliography from the printed edition. From the National
Park Service Web site.
Anacostia Park - Includes
Kenilworth March, Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens,
the Langston Golf Course, ballfields, ball courts,
picnic areas and a pavilion for roller skating and
special events. Includes news and flora and fauna lists.
Capitol Hill Parks -
Provides urban green space for relaxation,
aesthetic enjoyment and historic commemoration. Includes
Lincoln, Folger, Stanton and Marion Parks as well as
several medians, squares and triangles.
C & O
Canal Virtual Tour - Photographic
towpath guide for the C & O Canal. Points of
interest such as locks, aqueducts, dams, and mills are
featured with a picture, background information, and the
mile marker where they are found.
C&O Canal
Association - Offers
information on events, activities, news, history, and
membership details.
C&O Canal
NHP Photos - Photos
along the canal during a 12 day hiking trip from
Georgetown to Cumberland.
Chesapeake &
Ohio Canal NHP - The
C&O Canal follows the route of the Potomac River for
184.5 miles from Washington, D.C. to Cumberland, MD. The
canal's towpath provides a continuous trail through the
spectacular scenery of the Potomac River Valley.
National Park Service website.
Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal - History,
current news, botanical and biking information, and
related links for the 184 mile long C&O Canal
Towpath.
Fort Dupont Park - Named
for the Civil War earthwork located within the park,
offering picnic areas, nature walks, Civil War programs,
gardening, environmental education, music, skating,
sports and youth programs.
Kenilworth Park
& Aquatic Gardens - Includes
the gardens, Kenilworth Marsh, ballfields and
recreational facilities. Features a satellite program,
preschool stories and driving directions.
National
Mall - This
National Park Service site provides a historical
overview of how the National Mall has evolved since
1790, illustrated by a timeline chart. It also has lots
of facts and figures about major Mall monuments and
memorials, links to monument Web sites and a calendar of
events.
President's
Park South - Located
on the south end of the White House grounds and
generally known as The Ellipse. Includes activities and
history.
Rock Creek Park - Includes
the Nature Center, Planetarium Visitor Center, Old Stone
House and Pierce Barn. Includes history, activities,
educational programs and information for children.
Washington
Parks and People - Non-profit
organization dedicated to restoring and enhancing public
parks in the National Capital Region. Information on
programs, getting involved, events, and special features
devoted to Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park and Watts Branch
Park, including photos.
National
Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center - Collection
of historic aviation and space artifacts includes the
Space Shuttle Enterprise, an SR-71 Blackbird, the Dash
80 prototype of the Boeing 707, the Swoose, an F-4
Phantom fighter, the Enola Gay and the de Havilland
Chipmunk aerobatic plane. Features news, exhibitions,
education programs, FAQ and volunteer opportunities.
National Museum of
Asian Art for the United States -
The Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery collections
include James McNeill Whistler's Peacock Room, works by
American masters, art of Ancient Egypt, Ancient Near
East and the Islamic world, biblical manuscripts and
Asian art. Features online tours, exhibitions, events
and educational programs and resources.
National Museum of
the American Indian - Dedicated
to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life,
languages, literature, history, and arts. Features
visitor information, exhibitions, events, collections
and educational resources.
National Portrait
Gallery - Site
features virtual exhibitions of the works in the
museum's collection.
National
Postal Museum - Dedicated
to the preservation, study and presentation of postal
history and philately through stamps and objects.
National Zoo - Virtual
tours of the zoo's exhibits and information about the
zoo itself.
Smithsonian
Resident Associate Program - Sponsors
public educational and cultural programs, including
lectures, seminars, study tours and performing arts
events. Calendar of events, course catalog, online
ticketing, membership information and archive of audio
and video files of past events.
African
Voices - 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.
Features a virtual tour. National Museum of Natural
History.
Amazonia - Offers
a glimpse into the scientific research staff conducts in
the lab and in the field. Features a live cam and photo
gallery. National Zoo.
Ancient
Chinese Pottery and Bronze - Selection
of vessels begins at the important juncture between the
end of the Neolithic pottery tradition and the emergence
of the metalworking tradition and stops at the end of
the Bronze Age and the rise of glazed stoneware.
Features an online exhibition. Freer Gallery of Art.
Apollo
Moon Rocks - Nearly
four billion year old rock cut from the surface of the
Moon during the Apollo 17 mission. Features a virtual
tour. National Air and Space Museum.
Artistic
License - The Duck Stamp - Explores
the history of rare and collectible Federal Duck Stamps
created as a result of the conservation programs of the
National Wildlife Refuge System. Features a virtual
tour. National Postal Museum.
Arts
of China - Features
jades and bronzes, Buddhist sculpture and wall
paintings, glass, lacquerware, furniture, and paintings
from the Neolithic period to the 20th century. Features
a gallery guide. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.
Binding
the Nation - The
early history of mail service from pre-Revolutionary
America through the end of the 19th century. Features a
virtual tour. National Postal Museum.
Buddhist
Art - Includes
painted scrolls, bronze and wood sculptures, and bronze
ritual bells from Japan, stone carvings and sculptures
from India and Buddhist cave carvings and bronze statues
from Imperial China. Features an online exhibition and a
gallery guide. Freer Gallery of Art.
Butterfly
Habitat Garden - Eleven
thousand square foot area that supports plant species
having specific relationships to life cycles of eastern
United States butterflies. Features profiles of the
habitat's components. National Museum of Natural
History.
Contemporary
Japanese Porcelain - Features
modern intrepretations of the time-honored art of
porcelain. Features an online exhibition. Arthur Mr.
Sackler Gallery.
Customers
and Communities - Examines
the evolution of mail delivery to vastly expanding urban
and rural populations in the 20th century. Features a
virtual tour. National Postal Museum.
Dinosaurs - Fossils
of dinosaurs that lived between 213 and 144 million
years ago. Features a brief virtual tour. Natural
History Museum.
Fountains
of Light: Islamic Metalwork from the Nuhad Es-Said
Collection - Provides
an in-depth view of the history of inlaid metalwork from
its inception in Iran and present-day Afghanistan and
Uzbekistan to its later development in Syria, Egypt,
Iraq, and Anatolia. Features an online exhibition and a
gallery guide. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.
Giant
Pandas at the National Zoo - Giant
pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian are at the National Zoo
on a ten-year loan from the China Wildlife Conservation
Association and are the focus of an ambitious research,
conservation, and breeding program designed to preserve
this critically endangered species. Features news, FAQ
and Panda Cams.
Great
Cats - Sumatran
tigers and African lions. Features a tiger cam. National
Zoo.
Hands
on History Room - Activities
built around reproductions of historical artifacts offer
a chance to touch, examine and use objects like those
found elsewhere in the Museum. Features events, news,
virtual exhibitions and activities. National Museum of
American History.
Hope
Diamond - The
world's largest deep blue diamond. Features a brief
history and photograph. Natural History Museum.
Images
of Power and Identity - Introduces
the visual arts of Africa south of the Sahara. Features
an introduction and virtual tour. National Museum of
African Art.
In
Search of Giant Squid - Explores
and interprets the mystery of the world's largest
invertebrates. Features a virtual tour. National Museum
of Natural History.
Japanese
Screens - One
of the most important collections of screens from the
fifteenth to the nineteenth century. Features an
overview. Freer Gallery.
Korean
Ceramics - Korean
ceramics made between 200 and 1900, ranging from
tableware and Buddhist cinerary urns made for courtiers
to bowls, bottles and storage jars used by peasants.
Features an online exhibition. Arthur M. Sackler
Gallery.
Luxury
Arts of the Silk Route Empires - Examines
the effects of multicultural interaction on the arts of
the first millennium with ornaments, bowls, cups,
bottles, jars mirrors, ewers and ritual objects from
Iran, China, Turkey, Syria and Afghanistan. Features an
online exhibition and a gallery guide. Arthur M. Sackler
Gallery.
Milestones
of Flight - Exhibits
some of the major innovations in aviation and space
history. Features a virtual tour. National Air and Space
Museum.
Moving
the Mail - Exhibit
traces the advances in postal transportation technology.
Features a virtual tour. National Postal Museum.
O.
Orkin Insect Zoo - Live
spiders, centipedes, millipedes, crustaceans and insects
that visitors can hold. Features a brief virtual tour.
National Museum of Natural History.
On
Time - Explores
how Americans have measured, used and thought about time
through clocks, watches and objects. Features a virtual
tour. National Museum of American History.
Reptiles
and Amphibians - Home
to a myriad of distinctive cold-blooded animals
including the aldabra tortoise, gharials, American
alligators, Komodo dragons and boa constrictors.
Features a live gharial cam, animal index, children's
center and photo gallery. National Zoo.
Shades
of Green and Blue: Chinese Celadon Ceramics - Presents
the technical and aesthetic evolution of celadon,
revealing the impact of court patronage and celadon's
development throughout Asia as an export item. Features
an online exhibition. Freer Gallery of Art.
The
American Presidency: A Glorious Burden - Traces
the history and culture of the presidency from 1789
through 2000. Features activities, resources and teacher
materials. American History Museum.
The
Ancient West African City of Benin -
Collection from the royal court of the capital of
the kingdom of Benin as it existed before British
colonial rule. Features an introduction and virtual
tour. National Museum of African Art.
The
Art of Cards and Letters - Spotlights
the role of mail as a medium for personal communications
with a focus on letters to and from soldiers during
times of war. Features a virtual tour. National Postal
Museum.
The
Art of the Personal Object - Utilitarian
objects principally from eastern and southern Africa.
Features and introduction and virtual tour. National
Museum of African Art.
The
Star-Spangled Banner - The
flag that inspired America's national anthem. Features a
knowledge test, preservation information and educator
information. National Museum of American History.
Think
Tank - Tackles
the complex field of animal cognition. Features a live
cam from the Orangutan Transportation System, research
projects, photo gallery and volunteer opportunities.
National Zoo.
Triceratops - A
product of traditional bone replication and
three-dimensional laser scanning and prototyping that
fixes many of the inaccuracies in the original mount.
Features conservation and production information.
National Museum of natural History.
Video
Flag - Nam
June Paik's piece resembles a fluttering flag with
seventy monitors that show a kaleidoscope of
split-second images and patterns. Features an overview.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
What's
Cooking? Julia Child's Kitchen at the Smithsonian - Represents
Julia Child's extraordinary influence on the way
Americans think about their food and its history.
Features a project diary, featured tools, kitchen
stories and resources.
Whistler's
Peacock Room - Once
the dining room of a wealthy London ship owner designed
to display a prized collection of Chinese porcelain.
Features a virtual tour. Freer Gallery.
Within
These Walls - Located
at the Behring Center, an eighteenth century house from
Ipswich, MA gives a glimpse of American history through
the stories of five families who lived there.
The
White House - Official site. Features a virtual
historical tour, history of American presidents and
their families, and selected exhibits of art in the
White House.
White
House Historical Association - A nonprofit that helps conserve and
interpret the White House. The site features virtual
tours, history lesson plans, official White House
Christmas ornaments, books, and gifts.
