Ground Floor Exhibits

Ground Floor

Birds of DC

Birds of DC

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  • View the hundreds of species that are year-round and seasonal residents.
Solder collectors sitting at a table

Exhibit Case - When Time and Duty Permit: Collecting During WWII

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  • Learn about the role of the Smithsonian in the Pacific during World War II. Through archival letters, photographs, museum records, specimens, and publications, the history of this era is brought to life.
Yellow Warbler

Exhibit Case - Fascinating -- Endangered RHINO

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  • On display in this case are examples of books from the Libraries, most from the Russell E. Train Africana Collection, Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, that support and enhance research in conservation biology.