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The scope of objects in Smithsonian collections is staggering - from ancient Chinese bronzes to the Star-Spangled Banner; from a 3.5 billion-year-old fossil to the Apollo lunar landing module; from the ruby slippers featured in The Wizard of Oz to presidential memorabilia.

From Nam June Paik's iconic and unmistakable cathode ray tube sculptures and installations (like 1995's "Megatron/Matrix" held by the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM)), to artefactual props from iconic TV programs (like The Muppets, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and Star Trek), to the vast moving image collections of ...

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101 Smithsonian must sees

• ELECTRONIC SUPER HIGHWAY/Portrait Gallery.
• Amelia Earhart/Air & Space Museum.
• Bill Clinton's sax/American History.
• Space Station/Air&Space.
• Rosie the Riveter/American History.
• Allies in War.
• Chuck Berry's Cadillac/MAAHC.

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The scope of objects in Smithsonian collections is staggering - from ancient Chinese bronzes to the Star-Spangled Banner; from a 3.5 billion-year-old fossil to the Apollo lunar landing module; from the ruby slippers featured in The Wizard of Oz to presidential memorabilia.

The scope of objects in Smithsonian collections is staggering - from ancient Chinese bronzes to the Star-Spangled Banner; from a 3.5 billion-year-old fossil to the Apollo lunar landing module; from the ruby slippers featured in The Wizard of Oz to presidential memorabilia.

What is the most popular Smithsonian Museum? This depends on who you ask. There seems to be no definitive answer. However, the National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of Natural History, and the National Zoological Park are right at the top.

smithsonianmag.com Audience Demographics smithsonianmag.com's audience is 47.48% male and 52.52% female. The largest age group of visitors are 25 - 34 year olds.