America's Treasures

From the desk on which Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to Dorothy's ruby slippers, the National Museum of American History houses many of America's greatest treasures and icons. Learn the stories of how they came to be a part of the museum's collection, and meet the people who have restored some of these treasures.

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The Painter's Voice

The Painter's Voice

2007

Tváře času

1968

Wings Over Water

Wings Over Water

1986

Etats-Unis : les armes de la colère

Etats-Unis : les armes de la colère

2022

Inside America's last whites-only church

2021

Múzeum Liptovskej dediny

1999

Freedom Is Indivisible

Freedom Is Indivisible

1953

#meet_TheMet

#meet_TheMet

2021

Nieuw Licht - Het Rijksmuseum en de Slavernij

Nieuw Licht - Het Rijksmuseum en de Slavernij

2021

In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship

In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship

2008

Quaranteens Around the World

Quaranteens Around the World

2020

In the Eye of the Beholder

In the Eye of the Beholder

2020

Glories of Medieval Art: The Cloisters

Glories of Medieval Art: The Cloisters

Soy mestizo

Soy mestizo

2015

America My Country

America My Country

1971

Sur la route des Drive In

2016

Ablaze

Ablaze

2016

'Orsay

'Orsay

2012

Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman

Grayson Perry and the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman

2011

Marepe

Marepe

2006