The Museum collects, cares for, and preserves over 17 million artifacts,
including priceless stamps housed in the National Postal Museum.
We watch over everything from George Washington's field tent and
the original Star-Spangled Banner to Ford's 1913 Model-T and Dorothy's
ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz. The Museum's collections document
our national heritage in technology, industrial development, military
history, transportation, textiles, costume, domestic life, sport,
the arts, and community life. Ancient coins, racing cars, inaugural
gowns of America's first ladies, musical instruments, weaponry,
farm machinery, the lap desk Thomas Jefferson used while drafting
the Declaration of Independence,
Exhibits & Programs:
The Museum offers three floors of exhibitions that explore the
rich diversity of American history, from "After the Revolution:
Everyday Life in America, 1780-1800" to the "Information
Age: People, Information, and Technology."
Hours of Operation:
Daily: 10 am- 5:30 pm
Closed December 25
Address:
Division of Transportation
Smithsonian Institution
Washington D C 20560
USA
