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Apr 10, 2024 · 1. National Museum of African American History and Culture. Things to do. The most iconic museum in D.C., the National Museum of African American History and...
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery
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These places are best for museums in Washington DC: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History; National Museum of African American History and Culture; National Gallery of Art; United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; National Air and Space Museum; See more museums in Washington DC on Tripadvisor
Sep 27, 2021 · Our top recommendations for the museums in Washington, D.C., with pictures and travel tips. Find fun things to do, best places to visit, unusual things to do, and more for couples,...
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture. The newest addition to the Smithsonian, this museum tells the story of America through the lens of African American life, history, and culture.
- National Children’s Museum. This engaging museum encourages children to explore science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) through hands-on experiences.
- National Postal Museum. Opened in 1993, the National Postal Museum’s exhibits and programs are focused on the preservation and study of postal history from colonial times to the present.
- International Spy Museum. This independent nonprofit museum holds the largest collection of international espionage artifacts on public display. Opened in 2002 to educate visitors on the shadow world of espionage and the changing role of technology in intelligence, the museum visit starts with a briefing film and stories of secret missions.
- National Gallery of Art
- Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
- National Air & Space Museum
- Museum of Natural History
- National Portrait Gallery
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- National Museum of African Art
- National Museum of Women in The Arts
- Renwick Gallery
- Phillips Collection
The National Gallery of Art is the best museum in Washington D.C. and one of the best in the world. The collection is encyclopedic, home to some of the world’s greatest masterpieces. The collection includes over 140,000 paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture, and decorative arts from the 13th century to the present. The art ranges from...
The Hirshshorn is Washington D.C.’s contemporary art museum. It was the first national museum dedicated to post–World War II art and the first modernist building on the National Mall. Opened in 1974, the museum was founded with a gift from Joseph H. Hirshorn, an oil and mining tycoon. He donated over 12,000 works of art amassed over 50 years of col...
Founded in 1876, the National Air and Space Museumis one of the best museums in DC and one of the most visited museums on the planet. The museum explores the evolution and science of air and space in America. It houses the world’s largest collection of aviation and space artifacts. The museum has over 23 exhibition galleries. You’ll see aircrafts, ...
The massive two story National Museum of Natural Historyis beloved by children, science lovers, and wannabe paleontologists. It boasts the largest natural history collection in the world. There are over 124 million objects and artifacts. Highlights are the Hall of Human Origins, Sant Ocean Hall, Live Butterfly Pavilion, Last American Dinosaurs exhi...
The National Portrait Gallerymust be one of the most underrated museums in Washington D.C. It’s not on the National Mall, so that may account for it being rather a hidden gem. The gallery is near Chinatown and the Penn Quarter neighborhoods. The NPG is a beguiling combination of history, biography, and art all in one go. It’s brilliant, a must visi...
The National Museum of African American History and Cultureis the newest of the Smithsonian museums and one of the best museums to visit in DC. Opened in 2016, the museum is housed in a gorgeous African-influenced building that looks like an exotic temple. Tanzanian-born architect David Adjaye led the design team. The building cost over $500 millio...
The National Museum of African Artbegan as a private collection and then joined the Smithsonian in 1979. It’s housed in a granite building with double domes. Inside are the soaring ceilings of the grand vestibule. The museum is the only one in the United States dedicated to the collection, exhibition, conservation, and study of the arts of Africa. ...
It’s hard to believe, but this is the only museum in the word dedicated to women in the arts. And it’s a stunner. Once a Masonic temple, the National Museum for Women in the Artshas the decadence of a Parisian palace. It’s Great Hall is clad in marble and decorated with crystal chandeliers. The museum’s main mission is to showcase and promote femal...
The Renwick Galleryis dedicated to contemporary fine arts and crafts. It’s a branch of the Museum of American Art. It’s housed in a beautiful Second Empire style building that was modeled after the Louvre’s Tuileries addition. The museum displays its permanent collection in a series of rotating exhibits. Right now, it has works on display in This P...
The Phillips Collection is one of my favorites and one of the best museums in Washington D.C. The collection is housed in two Georgian Revival buildings in the DuPont Circle area. This gives it an intimate feel. The museum was founded over a century ago by Duncan Phillips. He was a visionary American collector who focused on late 19th century and e...
Oct 11, 2023 · 1. DAR Museum. Image Credit: DAR Museum. First founded in 1890 by the Daughters of the American Revolution Society, the DAR Museum was intended to collect and preserve family heirlooms of historical significance. This intention was and continues to be mainly focused on American forefathers who participated in the American Revolution.
Jan 2, 2020 · Washington, D.C. has dozens of wonderful museums that will appeal to virtually any traveler's interests. From large publicly funded institutions to small historic homes, get ready to learn a great deal and find some welcome surprises when you visit many of DC’s museums—and bonus, all of the Smithsonian Institution museums are blissfully ...
