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Plan your visit to the National Archives Museum, home of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. Open Daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 701 Constitution Ave, NW between 7th and 9th streets, Washington, DC 20408. Admission is always free. No reservations required.
The National Archives Building is home to more than three billion records in total, including the three most important documents in American history: the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. These can be viewed in the building’s Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom. The museum is open every day of the year ...
Completed in 1935, the building holds the records of our country’s history and symbolizes our faith in the permanency of the nation. In December 2023, the National Archives Building was designated a National Historic Landmark. (View the final nomination form.) Selected Images of the National Archives Building
About the Building. The National Archives Building was designed by the renowned architect John Russell Pope (1874–1937) as a temple to history. Pope, who also designed the Jefferson Memorial, wanted the architecture of the National Archives to reflect the significance, security, and permanence of the records held therein.
View Calendar. The museum wing of the National Archives, the National Archives Museum is the home of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Located at 701 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20408. Admission is always free.
Visit the historic National Archives Building and discover the records of our democracy through museum exhibits and personal research!
Construction of the National Archives Building, 3/2/1933. Architect John Russell Pope was selected to design the building, and ground was broken on September 5, 1931. On February 20, 1933, President Herbert Hoover laid the building’s cornerstone.
