National Museum of American History - Past Exhibits

Past Exhibits

  • "24 Hours in Cyberspace" - unveiled on January 23, 1997, this exhibit celebrated "the largest one-day online event" (February 8, 1996) up to that date, which originally took place on the then-active website, cyber24.com (and is still online at a mirror website maintained by Georgia Tech). 24 Hours in Cyberspace was headed by photographer Rick Smolan. The exhibit featured 70 photos from the project.
  • "Treasures of American History", the National Museum of American History's temporary display at the National Air and Space Museum, closed in April 2008.
  • "A Nation of Nations" was the Smithsonian's Bicentennial salute to the American immigrant experience, which included many iconic rooms and examples of immigrants’ contribution to America.

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