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[applause] each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and Historic Places to learn what artifacts reveal about American History. Next we tour the innovation wing , of the National Museum of American History in washington d. C. Museum director john gray shows us some of his favorite objects, including an 1896 bicycle and elegant gold, silver, and jewels by the tiffany company. We also hear historical background from curator kathleen franz. John welcome to the smithsonian
Tiffany and company. And in 1948 tucker automobile. We also hear from kathleen franz. Smithsoniane to the National Museum of American History. It is wonderful to welcome you to our new floor that is looking at innovation and invention in america. To start with that, we have extraordinary examples of early inventions and contemporary invasions. We even have apple 1, which is extraordinary. , the ways in which america has been so inventive and continues. Invention is one of the most important parts of our country. Lets walk through. As you come through, you start to see all these exhibitions that are focused on ways in which we have developed a new way of thinking, of being in time. Here we have the bayou of money, which we have an extraordinary collection of coins and paper, but all of them are oriented in a way to understand the role of money. We end up with the bitcoin pity you can see over time how we understand bitcoin. So you can see over time how we understand money, going forward
All weekend, every weekend on cspan3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook at cspan history. Artifactsek, american takes you to museums and unique places. Next, we tour the innovation wing of the National Museum of American History in washington dc. Museum director john gracias us some of his favorite objects, including an 1896 bicycle and gold,t gold, server silver, and jewels by the tiffany company. We also hear historical kathleend from curator franz. John welcome to the Smithsonian Museum of American History. We welcome you to our new floor which is looking at innovation and invention in america. To start, we have some extraordinary path and models and examples of early invention and technical invention. Up heree apple one which is extraordinary. Invention is one of the most important parts of our country. Lets walk through. As you come through, you start to see all these exhibitions that are focused on ways in which we have developed a new way of thinking. Here we have th
Embellished with gold, silver and jewels by tiffany and company. And a 1948 tucker automobile. We also hear historical background from curator kathleen franz. Welcome to the Smithsonians National museum of American History and its really wonderful to welcome you in to our new floor that is looking at innovation and invention in america. And to start with that, we have some extraordinary patent models and examples of early invention and contemporary invention. We even have apple 1 up here, which is quite extraordinary. Youll see as we walk through the floor, the ways in which america has been so inventive and continues, that invention is one of the most important parts of our country. So lets walk through. As you come through, you start to see all these exhibitions that are focused on ways in which we have developed a new way of thinking, a new way of being, almost since time. Here we have the value of money. Which has the most extraordinary collection of gold and silver coins, paper, a