A demo by Glider Innovations, built on open-access records from the Smithsonian's museums. Not a client, and not affiliated with or endorsed by the Smithsonian.

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A close-up of one instrument from the collection. Pick the question you think it answered, and the whole object appears. It works on a classroom projector too.

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Demo built by Glider Innovations from Smithsonian Open Access records, released under CC0. Most objects are from the National Museum of American History, and others are from the National Air and Space Museum, the National Postal Museum, and Cooper Hewitt. The longer descriptions are the museums' own, and every object page links to its museum record. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Smithsonian Institution.