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Object of the Week for
December 6
Ratifying the 13th Amendment
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August 2022
August 1
Max Factor Lipstick Tube
July 2022
July 26
Bignose Shark (Carcharhinus Altimus)
July 25
George Clinton's Rainbow Wig
July 22
Frank Lloyd Wright Cup
July 21
Hercules and the Hydra
July 20
Hot Dog (2000)
July 19
Albert Einstein's Pipe
July 18
Campaign Poster of Nelson Mandela
July 15
Explorer 1
July 14
Mastodon
July 13
Harry Potter Lunchbox
July 12
Sally Ride's Pro-ERA Button
July 11
Photo of an Ostrich Ride
July 8
Magneto Costume from X-Men: Days of Future Past
July 7
Captain America Shield
July 6
Embreea Herrenhusana Orchid
July 4
Declaration of Independence Desk
July 1
Watermelon Stamp
June 2022
June 30
Radio Microphone
June 29
Rosie the Riveter Poster
June 28
March 1887 Calendar
June 27
Jackie Robinson Stamp
June 24
Oscar the Grouch
June 23
Elephants from Thailand
June 13
Sunflowers
June 10
Solar Wall
June 6
World Ocean Day - June 8
May 2022
May 23
For the Good of the Hive
May 16
Dreamer Regalia
May 9
Portrait of Queen Lili'uokalani
May 2
May the Fourth be with you
April 2022
April 24
EARTH WEEK
April 18
Jazz Appreciation Month: Jazz Poetry and other Arts
April 11
Jazz Appreciation Month: Charlie Parker's Saxophone
April 3
Jazz Appreciation Month: Israel "Cachao" López
March 2022
March 28
Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium
March 14
Pi Day! 3.14159265358979....
March 7
Picturing Women Inventors
February 2022
February 28
Understanding Biodiversity with Smithsonian Collections
February 21
Electoral Ticket for First Ever Presidential Election
February 17
Experts in the Field
February 16
MVSEVMs in Minature
February 15
Let's Take a Field Trip!
February 14
Summer Star
February 7
Invention - A Right to Sight
January 2022
January 31
Torino Olympiqué - Olympic Winter Games
January 24
Commemorating Edmonia Lewis - American, sculptor, pioneer
January 17
Manatees?... or Mermaids?
January 10
Harlem Globetrotters
January 3
Welcome a New Object: Spock's Ears at NASM
December 2021
December 27
"Megaminx," the Magic Dodecahedron
December 20
Snowflakes Up Close with Wilson Bentley
December 13
Sweater Weather with Mr. Rogers
December 6
Emily Dickinson, American Poet
November 2021
November 29
FUTURES at Arts and Industries Building
November 22
A Cornucopia of Thanks
November 15
Celebrating Sesame Street's Anniversary
November 8
Edson's Flag, Honoring Veterans
November 1
Brand New at Natural History! The Berns Quartz
October 2021
October 25
“The Wonderful Creeping Baby”
October 11
S&D Fall Adventures: Classical Mythology in the Collections
October 4
S&D Fall Adventures: Samurai at the Smithsonian
September 2021
September 27
Deaf Pride during Deaf Awareness Week
September 20
Portrait of Dolores Huerta - ¡Sí se puede!
September 13
Dot Day
September 6
School Days - Welcome Back!
August 2021
August 29
Turtles in the Teaching Collection
August 24
End of Summer Fun!
August 20
Lady Elizabeth Grey Petitioning King Edward IV
August 19
Bouquet in Window
August 18
Brown v Board Stamp
August 17
1 Oban, Japan, 1716-1837
August 16
Asian Small-Clawed Otter
August 13
Braniff International Airways Flight Attendant Uniform
August 12
Elephant Mask
August 11
Marian Anderson’s 1939 Lincoln Memorial Concert Ensemble
August 10
1950’s Coca-Cola Advertisement
August 9
Young Native American Girl in Feather Headdress
August 6
1938 Good Humor Ice Cream Truck
August 5
The First Working Airplane!
August 4
Insignia, Medals, and Decorations: US Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard
August 3
Common Eastern Firefly
August 2
The Oldest Microscope in the Smithsonian!
July 2021
July 30
Meet Metis!
July 29
Crayola Crayons
July 28
Christopher Reeve’s 1987 Superman Costume
July 27
Eleven Headed Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
July 26
Quartz (var. Amethyst)
July 23
Oprah Winfrey’s Talk Show Couch
July 22
29c Classic Books
July 21
Alexander Hamilton Costume from Hamilton
July 20
Apollo 11 Command Module
July 19
Nelson Mandela
July 16
Grevy’s Zebra
July 15
Julia Child’s Kitchen
July 14
Portrait of Louis XVI
July 13
Dog Figure
July 12
Kusama Pumpkin at the Hirshhorn
July 9
Apple PowerBook 540c
July 8
Model of Mars Rover Curiosity
July 7
International Chocolate Day! "Premium Chocolate" Chocolate Bar Mold
July 6
Marianna Tcherkassky’s “Giselle” Costume
July 2
Happy 4th of July!
July 1
Letter from Charles Darwin
June 2021
June 30
Triceratops horridus Marsh, 1889
June 29
Kermit the Frog
June 28
13c Pueblo Art Pottery
June 25
Nintendo Game Boy
June 24
Osiris and Ancient Egypt
June 23
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Portrait
June 22
Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Vega 5B
June 21
Happy Summer Solstice!
June 14
Emancipation Proclamation
June 7
Pride @ SAAM Pop-Up Exhibition
May 2021
May 31
1967 Pontiac Grand Prix - The Car That Toured America
May 23
Cicadas: The Treetop Opera
May 17
Fighting for Endangered Species
May 10
Honoring Our Unified Armed Forces
May 2
Migratory Birds Matter
April 2021
April 25
Listen to the Trees
April 18
EARTH DAY!
April 12
Islamic Art
April 9
The Hubble Space Telescope
April 8
A Rainbow Across the Smithsonian
April 7
JAM with the Smithsonian during Jazz Appreciation Month
April 6
Smithsonian Sloths!
April 4
Happy National Geologists' Day!
March 2021
March 29
Stand Together with the Smithsonian
March 22
Here Comes Spring!
March 14
Turning Time
March 8
Powerful Women Artists
February 2021
February 22
Mars Rovers
February 15
Heart for Valentine's Day
February 7
Celebration
February 1
Winter At Home Activity Book and Related Links
January 2021
January 25
The Beginning of the Gold Rush
January 18
Inauguration
January 11
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 4
Eli Terry Mass-Produced Box Clock
December 2020
December 28
Happy New Year!
December 21
Winter Celebrations
December 14
Meteor Showers
December 6
Ratifying the 13th Amendment
December 1
New Discovery- Black Hole
November 2020
November 22
Thanksgiving and Giving Thanks
November 15
Boat Seat with Spider Web Design, Anansi the Spider
November 8
National Native American Veterans Memorial at the National Museum of American Indian
November 2
I Voted Buttons
October 2020
October 25
Hallowe'en Joys
October 18
Camas para Sueños by Lomas Garza
October 12
Photograph of Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin (Métis/Turtle Mountain Ojibwe)
September 2020
September 27
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Supreme Court
September 21
Mei Xiang’s Newborn Giant Panda Cub
September 14
Thank You!- Postal Stamp
August 2020
August 21
Earth, Wind & Fire
August 20
Puffin Man, Alutiiq Superhero
August 19
Buddha draped in robes portraying the Realms of Existence
August 18
Nuna Mask from Burkino Faso
August 17
Ancient Egyptian Mask
August 14
Naked Mole Rat
August 13
The Polar Bear
August 12
American Bison
August 11
The Red Panda
August 10
Henry the Elephant
August 7
The Turntable
August 6
The Sewing Machine
August 5
The Ford Model T
August 4
The Computer
August 3
The Lightbulb
July 2020
July 31
The Wisdom of the Universe
July 30
NUMBER 3, 1949: TIGER
July 29
Dempsey-Willard Fight
July 28
The Stainless Stealer
July 27
Janet Echelman’s 1.8 Renwick
July 24
Portrait of President John F. Kennedy
July 23
Telegraph Key
July 22
The Star Spangled Banner
July 21
The Ruby Slippers
July 20
The Hope Diamond
July 15
The Sirius XM-4 Satellite
July 14
SpaceSuit
July 13
Moon Rocks
July 10
Tyrannosaurus rex.
July 9
Feathered Dinosaur, Anzu wyliei
July 8
Cave Paintings
July 7
Megalodon
July 6
Petrified Wood
July 3
The Deep Sea
July 1
Water Vessels
June 2020
June 30
Breaking Waves
June 28
Phoenix, the North Atlantic Right Whale
This is an engraving of the Congressional Resolution of the 13th Amendment to abolish slavery at the American History Museum. The 13th Amendment was ratified on December 6, 1865.
1844 abolitionist song, "Get Off the Track," which would have been sung by anti-slavery societies.
Links
NMAAHC writes about how the 13th Amendment got ratified
Older kids should tune in to the SI Social Studies Online event about Universal Human Rights
Learn more about Human Rights Day, December 10
This artwork at the Portrait Gallery depicts the politicians who supported the 13th Amendment
Sewing for a Cause
Play this game with the Constitution Center to help restore the Bill of Rights!
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