Inside the Kogod Courtyard at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery
Experience the benefits of bringing the great outdoors inside! Discover how human habitats can be improved when biophilic elements like natural materials, natural light, vegetation, water, and views of nature are incorporated into them.
Humans have an innate need to connect with nature. It is in our DNA.
Installation inside the Kogod Courtyard at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery
Inspiring Creativity Panel at The Great Indoors Exhibition inside the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
Bringing Nature Inside Panel at The Great Indoors Exhibition inside the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
Helping Houseplants Feel at Home Panel at The Great Indoors Exhibition inside the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
Shifting Patterns, Shifting Moods Panel at The Great Indoors Exhibition inside the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
Helping Houseplants Feel at Home Panel at Habitat Exhibition: The Great Indoors inside the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
Habitat Exhibition: The Great Indoors inside the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
Habitat Exhibition: The Great Indoors inside the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
Habitat Exhibition: The Great Indoors inside the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
Habitat Exhibition: The Great Indoors inside the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
Habitat Exhibition: The Great Indoors inside the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
Habitat Exhibition: The Great Indoors inside the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
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Outside the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Discover the story of the Southern live oak tree: an enduring symbol of safety, strength, and resilience.
Did you know that beneath your feet is a network of living organisms communicating with each other?
Outside the National Museum of American History
When a tree dies, it’s not the end of the story; it’s the start of a new chapter.
Outside the National Museum of American History
Native wildflowers are beautiful, but did you know they also help us produce food?
Outside the National Museum of Natural History
Ever wondered what a bird nest looks like up close?
Outside the National Museum of Natural History
Bugs are everywhere, and they need places to live, just like us.
Inside the S. Dillon Ripley Center
Visit deserts, rainforests, grasslands, wetlands, and tundra without leaving the National Mall.
Enid A. Haupt Garden
Figs are delicious, but did you know they also play a vital role in their habitats?
Enid A. Haupt Garden
Plants and animals live in habitats, but did you know that some species create habitats themselves?
Outside the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Monarch butterflies travel around 3,000 miles when migrating—that’s farther than the distance between Washington, D.C., and San Francisco.
For centuries, humans have sought inspiration from nature while studying the mysteries of flight.
Outside the National Museum of the American Indian
The Native Landscape at the NMAI features more than 33,000 plants of approximately 150 species native to our area.
Inside the Kogod Courtyard at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery
Experience the benefits of bringing the great outdoors inside!
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