Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution

Exhibit: February 15, 2008 - Permanent

This immersive exhibit explores the processes and patterns of evolution and provides our visitors with an exciting new kind of experience in the Museum of Natural History—a walk-through living butterfly house. We will invite visitors to observe the many ways in which butterflies and other animals have evolved, adapted, and diversified together with their plant partners over tens of millions of years.Artist rendering of Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution

The Lost Amazon

Exhibit: April 17, 2008 – October 31, 2008

Journey into the Colombian Amazon through the photographs and quotations of naturalist, Richard Evans Schultes. Schultes explored lands where no naturalists had ever been before. His photographs evoke an era when the tropical rainforests stood immense, and the peoples of the forest relied on plants for sustenance as well as medicinal and religious purposes.

Ocean Views

Exhibit: June 11, 2008 – November 2008

The ocean is the very essence of life. All life depends on it, we enjoy it, yet we often understand little about this vast and important environment. Ocean Views is a dramatic photographic exhibit that will give visitors new insights into ocean life and motivate them to celebrate, embrace, and protect this fragile world. 

Dig It! The Secrets of Soil

Exhibit: July 19, 2008 - Jan 2010

Visitors to the Museum will journey into the skin of the earth and explore the amazing world of soils in Dig It! The Secrets of Soil. Completely familiar yet largely unknown, soils help sustain virtually every form of life on Earth. Dig It! will transport visitors to the world of fungi, bacteria, worms, and countless other organisms. Visitors will discover the amazing connections between soils and everyday life and think about this hidden world in a whole new way.

Ocean Hall

Exhibit: September 2008

A one-of-a-kind interpretive exhibit, extraordinary in scale, it will present the global ocean from a cross-disciplinary perspective, highlighting the biological, geological, and anthropological expertise and unparalleled scientific collections of the Museum, as well as ongoing research in marine science. The exhibit will demonstrate how the ocean is intrinsically connected to other global systems and to our daily lives. Artist rendering of the Ocean Hall

Atmosphere: Change is in the Air

An exciting and interactive new virtual exhibition that offers a comprehensive exploration of Earth's atmosphere. This web exhibit is based on the compelling temporary exhibit, Change is in the Air, produced by the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum and on display until November 2006. Includes flash interactives, videos, and educational materials.