• Pollinator Garden Tour at NMNH

    Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 1000 Madison Drive NW, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (Smithsonian Gardens) Discover how the gardens around the National Museum of Natural History create habitats that support birds, insects, and even people! Meet one of our knowledgeable volunteers outside the Constitution Avenue entrance to the National Museum of Natural History.

  • Exhibit: Recovering Our Night Skies

    Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 1000 Madison Drive NW, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (Smithsonian Natural History Museum) Artificial lights have become such common nighttime fixtures that we take them for granted. But what do brighter nights mean for people and wildlife? The effects of light pollution go beyond our diminishing view of the stars, but the solutions can have an immediate impact. Through over 100 photographs, nearly 250 objects, interactive experiences, tactile ...

  • Exhibit: Recovering Our Night Skies

    Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 1000 Madison Drive NW, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (Smithsonian Natural History Museum) Artificial lights have become such common nighttime fixtures that we take them for granted. But what do brighter nights mean for people and wildlife? The effects of light pollution go beyond our diminishing view of the stars, but the solutions can have an immediate impact. Through over 100 photographs, nearly 250 objects, interactive experiences, tactile ...

  • Exhibit: Recovering Our Night Skies

    Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 1000 Madison Drive NW, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (Smithsonian Natural History Museum) Artificial lights have become such common nighttime fixtures that we take them for granted. But what do brighter nights mean for people and wildlife? The effects of light pollution go beyond our diminishing view of the stars, but the solutions can have an immediate impact. Through over 100 photographs, nearly 250 objects, interactive experiences, tactile ...

  • Exhibit: Recovering Our Night Skies

    Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 1000 Madison Drive NW, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (Smithsonian Natural History Museum) Artificial lights have become such common nighttime fixtures that we take them for granted. But what do brighter nights mean for people and wildlife? The effects of light pollution go beyond our diminishing view of the stars, but the solutions can have an immediate impact. Through over 100 photographs, nearly 250 objects, interactive experiences, tactile ...

  • Exhibit: Recovering Our Night Skies

    Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 1000 Madison Drive NW, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (Smithsonian Natural History Museum) Artificial lights have become such common nighttime fixtures that we take them for granted. But what do brighter nights mean for people and wildlife? The effects of light pollution go beyond our diminishing view of the stars, but the solutions can have an immediate impact. Through over 100 photographs, nearly 250 objects, interactive experiences, tactile ...

  • Exhibit: Recovering Our Night Skies

    Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 1000 Madison Drive NW, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (Smithsonian Natural History Museum) Artificial lights have become such common nighttime fixtures that we take them for granted. But what do brighter nights mean for people and wildlife? The effects of light pollution go beyond our diminishing view of the stars, but the solutions can have an immediate impact. Through over 100 photographs, nearly 250 objects, interactive experiences, tactile ...

  • Exhibit: Dazzling Diversity

    Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 1000 Madison Drive NW, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (Smithsonian Natural History Museum) Celebrate the vast and varied insect world through the pages of early natural history books from the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Dazzling Diversity provides a glimpse into the wealth of recorded scientific knowledge in these books, and the continuing relevance of historical science to contemporary biodiversity research. It offers a snapshot of different classes of ...