When: through May 15, 2017
This is a display on the lower level of the museum, put up by the Smithsonian Libraries. These are usually in two facing display cases, on either side of the hallway between the restaurant and the gift shop. Amidst all the hustle and bustle, they usually don't attract a lot of attention, and I have the exhibit to myself.
Color is scientific and artistic, historical and cultural - a little something for everyone. We have Sir Isaac Newton to thank for the color spectrum, a building block of scientific achievement. Did you know that peacock tail feathers have no color pigment? Their appearance is a trick of the light. That fabulous red-orange Fiestaware color that you don't see anymore? It contained uranium oxide, which
made it slightly radioactive. Learn all this and more!
Verdict: A small informative display, worth a look as you head off to one of the other exhibits.
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