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In Pursuit of Life, Liberty, and Happiness exhibition at the National Museum of American History

National Museum of American History · National Mall

In Pursuit of Life, Liberty, and Happiness

Now showing14 May 2026 – 31 December 2026·Free

The museum's semiquincentennial blockbuster: 250 objects across all three floors, from Jefferson's writing desk to the 1776 gunboat Philadelphia. Closes at the end of 2026 (exact date not yet announced).

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Entrance to the Bison: Standing Strong exhibit with the title wall and a photograph of four bison

Bison: Standing Strong

National Museum of Natural History

Exhibit case in From These Lands containing a bison, kelp and a beaver skin

From These Lands: Sharing Our Natural and Cultural Heritage

National Museum of Natural History

Into the Waters with Senju and Bingyi: Two Contemporary Paintings

National Museum of Asian Art

All exhibitions in Washington, DC this month Coming up in October

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

ArtFree3 min walk

National Museum of Natural History

HistoryFree4 min walk

National Museum of Asian Art

DesignFree5 min walk

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

ArchitectureFree6 min walk