Holidays on Display

A fascinating and colorful peep into the art and industry of holiday display is traced by author William L. Bird, Jr. See famous shop windows, building exteriors and parade floats. Marvel at advances in lighting, animation and miniaturization that aid today's window artists.  Paperback, 160 pages. 8" x 8.75"

Museum Provenance

The home and community life collections in our National Museum of American History, Behring Center include holiday decorations.

Every Smithsonian purchase will arrive with a museum provenance card explaining how it is adapted from or inspired by an object or objects in our collection.