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The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum maintains the world's largest and most significant collection of aviation and space artifacts, encompassing all aspects of human flight. It operates two landmark facilities that, together, welcome more than eight million visitors a year.
Visit the museum on the National Mall, featuring eight new galleries. View thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including the Space Shuttle Discovery and a Concorde, in two large hangars. Learn in new ways while making memories on a unique field trip to one of our two locations.
Preview what you'll see at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, with galleries dedicated to the story of aviation and space exploration, over 3,000 artifacts on display, expert preservation and restoration on view, and more to discover. Exhibition.
The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution, is a museum in Washington, D.C., in the United States dedicated to human flight and space exploration. Established in 1946 as the National Air Museum, its main building opened on the National Mall near L'Enfant Plaza in 1976.
The flagship building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C, exhibits aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, rockets, and other flight-related artifacts. While the museum undergoes transformation, half of the building is open with eight new and renovated exhibitions.
The flagship building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., houses many of the icons of flight, including the original 1903 Wright Flyer, Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis, Chuck Yeager’s Bell X-1, John Glenn’s Friendship 7 spacecraft, and a lunar rock sample that visitors can touch.
Notable museum collections include the 1903 Wright Flyer, the Spirit of St. Louis, the Winnie Mae, Apollo 11 command module Columbia, and a lunar rock. During the 1980s, the museum began to focus more directly on its research component.
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Now Open. Our museum on the National Mall is currently transforming. Eight new galleries are now open, inviting visitors to explore air and space in new ways. We are continuing to work on transforming the building, reimagining more galleries.
The Museums at Lisle Station Park features historic structures that help visitors learn about the heritage and culture of Lisle and the surrounding area.
