Smithsonian Lemelson Center

The Lemelson Center engages, educates, and empowers the public to participate in technological, economic, and social change. We undertake historical research, develop educational initiatives, create exhibitions, and host public programming that advance new perspectives on invention and innovation and foster interactions between the public and inventors.

The Lemelson Center organizes invention and innovation programs at the National Museum of American History, develops exhibitions that engage and empower audiences to be more inventive, and carries out research into the history of diverse inventors.