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Smithsonian’s narwhal exhibit will begin traveling around the U.S. in 2020

“Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend” brings the Arctic to thousands of Smithsonian visitors every year--and sparks conversations about climate change and the importance of Indigenous research.

By Melody Schreiber April 17, 2019
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The narwhal exhibit at Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, first unveiled in August 2017, will run until the end of this year — and then it’s going to hit the road.

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