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The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex. We are a community of learning and an opener of doors. Join us on a voyage of discovery. Explore our vast digital resources and learn online.
- Museums and Zoo
Today, Friday, January 19, the following Smithsonian museums...
- Plan Your Visit
Today, Friday, January 19, the following Smithsonian museums...
- Collections
The Smithsonian's collections represent our nation's shared...
- Shop
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- Current Exhibitions
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- Learn
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- What's On
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- Support
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- Museums and Zoo
- African American History and Culture Museum. 1400 Constitution Ave., NW. Washington, DC See on Map. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday–Sunday. 12 to 5:30 p.m. Monday*
- African Art Museum. 950 Independence Ave., SW. Washington, DC See on Map. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. Closed Dec. 25 Learn More.
- Air and Space Museum. 6th St. & Independence Ave., SW. Washington, DC See on Map. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. Closed Dec. 25 Free timed-entry passes required. Learn More.
- Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway. Chantilly, VA See on Map. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. Closed Dec. 25 Learn More.
When is the museum open? The National Museum of Natural History is seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except December 25. Are masks still required? As of March 11, masks are not required to visit Smithsonian museums or the National Zoo.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Discover the Natural World. Open seven days a week, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., except Dec. 25 We're on the National Mall ...
Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian Institution ( / smɪθˈsoʊniən / smith-SOH-nee-ən ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge."
Natural history holds the key to Earth’s future. Our mission is to promote understanding of the natural world and our place in it. The museum’s collections tell the history of the planet and are a record of human interaction with the environment and one another. As we all work to shape a sustainable world, this record becomes the starting ...
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