America's Smithsonian

Memorable Entry
To The Exhibition

The America's Smithsonian Carousel in the final stages of installation in the Los Angeles Convention Center. (Smithsonian Photo by Hugh Talman)

After entering the exhibit through a 22-foot high replica of the Smithsonian Castle and an introductory area called the "Smithsonian Garden", visitors will move into a public space featuring a working turn-of-the century carousel with reproductions of 60 Dentzel horses and two chariots. There is a $2 fee for riding the carousel. From there, visitors then move into one of three galleries - "Discovering", "Imagining" and "Remembering".

Carousel Test Run

(Left) Detail of some of the 60 carousel horses. (Right) Workers use "cherry pickers" to install lighting towers in the exhibition's plaza area, while the "America's Smithsonian" Carousel takes a test run. (Smithsonian Photos by Hugh Talman and Jeff Tinsley)

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