03012ctm a22004938i 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300700030003000800410003301000170007402000310009102000310012204000280015304100080018104200080018904300210019705000240021808200190024208600170026110000390027824501200031724600530043726300090049026400600049926400120055930000110057133600260058233700280060833800270063649000440066350400410070752011420074854200450189061000610193561000570199665000400205365000400209365100460213365100410217970000470222071000600226777601480232783000430247521786321OSt20220119163012.0ta200921s2021    dcua   g b   f000 0 eng c  a  2020042794  a9781944466404q(paperback)  z9781944466398q(Adobe pdf)  aDGPO/DLCbengerdacDLC  aeng  apcc  an-us---an-us-dc00aE169.1b.A4435 202104a973.0747532230 aSI 1.60:AM 31 aAllison, David K.,d1950-eauthor.10aExhibiting America :bthe Smithsonian's national history museum, 1881-2018 /cDavid K. Allison and Hannah Peterson.30aSmithsonian's national history museum, 1881-2018  a1111 1aWashington, D.C. :bSmithsonian Scholarly Press,c2021. 4c♭2021  a413 p.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier1 aA Smithsonian contribution to knowledge  aIncludes bibliographical references.  a"This book explores the varied ways that the National Museum of American History and its predecessors conveyed the story of America in its exhibitions to millions of annual visitors through five distinct eras of history. Because of the museum's size and scope and its prominent presence in the nation's capital, its leaders have always aspired to grand visions of it mission and program. Yet the realities of exhibition development tempered and shaped what was ultimately displayed on its floors in many surprising and provocative ways. These five eras were: The Nation's Attic (1876-1964), A Museum of History and Technology (1964-1969), Celebrating America' Bicentennial (1969-1979), A National Museum of American History (1979-2001), and What does it mean to be American? (2001-2018). The narrative describes what was on display through both narrative discussions and a wealth of illustrations. In addition, it explores the background stories of how and why the museum chose to mount the exhibitions it presented. A conclusion offers reflections on historical trends and continuing challenges for the museum"--cProvided by publisher.  cSmithsonian InstitutionfCopyrightg202120aNational Museum of American History (U.S.)vExhibitions.20aNational Museum of American History (U.S.)xHistory. 0aNational museumszWashington (D.C.) 0aNational characteristics, American. 0aUnited StatesxCivilizationvExhibitions. 0aUnited StatesxHistoryvExhibitions.1 aPeterson, Hannahq(Hannah L. C.),eauthor.2 aSmithsonian Institution Scholarly Press,eissuing body.08iOnline version:aAllison, David K.,tExhibiting AmericadWashington, D.C. : Smithsonian Scholarly Press, 2021.z9781944466398w(DLC) 2020042795 0aSmithsonian contribution to knowledge.