NOTE: The Museum closed on September 5, 2006 for major architectural renovations and is scheduled to reopen by fall 2008. Learn more The National Museum of American History collects artifacts of all kinds—from gowns to locomotives—to preserve for the American people an enduring record of their past. The Museum has more than 3 million artifacts in its collection. Information and photos of selected objects is available in the online collections database. The database is a work-in-progress and new items will be added regularly. A separate database covers archival collections. |
