The Virtual Museum
The Smithsonian Institution operates a substantial virtual museum, accessible at url: http://2k.si.edu/2k/node_rotunda/indexe.htm. Claiming to be a part of the "world's largest museum complex," the Smithsonian Virtual Museum includes exhibits in science, history, and culture, with a special section devoted to inventions and inventiveness. In fact, the museum aptly represents American social ideals such as individualism and innovation. However, each section also honors traditions and cultures from around the world. The Virtual Museum is divided into three main sections: Discovering, Imagining, and Remembering. The Discovering section covers mainly science exhibits ranging from air and space to cosmology and evolution. The Imagining section includes a special wing on the "American Vision," in addition to one on "Creativity around the World." The I
Similarly, the Imagining section includes a special "The American Vision" exhibit, displaying paintings that capture the concept of Manifest Destiny and Westward expansion. "Transforming the Ordinary" focuses on design: from furniture to architecture to jewelry, and artifacts are not limited to American inventions. Artisan crafts and folk art from non-American locations are also displayed in the section entitled "Creativity around the World," while "Reinventing Tradition" is devoted to modern artistic expressions including sculpture. The "Remembering" section includes a special Civil War exhibit replete with artifacts, as well as a section devoted to the leaders of the United States: its Presidents and First Ladies. Exhibits on American inventors, inventions, and pastimes also lend insight into American culture and changing value systems and so
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