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Objects of the Week Archive

Browse our collection of 191 objects of the week!

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