Smithsonian museums across Washington, DC, closed their doors on Sunday as the ongoing government shutdown causes strain.

Visitors are expressing their disappointment that the Smithsonian museums and National Zoo will be closed to the public due ...

WASHINGTON ( DC News Now) — The National Zoo has canceled its annual Boo at the Zoo because of the ongoing federal government ...

The closures would affect some of the most popular tourist attractions in Washington, D.C.—including the National Museum of ...

The museums and zoo will remain open through Saturday, October 11. However, if the shutdown continues beyond that date, they will close on October 12.

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo, which receive federal funding, are closing temporarily amid the federal government shutdown.

The federal government shutdown has forced the Smithsonian Institution to close all 21 of its museums, along with the ...

One business that's survived previous government shutdowns said it expected to feel the effect of the current one.

Two new giant pandas from China have arrived at the Smithsonian National Zoo Tuesday, nearly a year after the D.C. zoo’s exhibit was devastatingly vacated. The coveted black-and-white bears are ...

Fifty years after giant pandas arrived in Washington, D.C., the Smithsonian National Zoo has none in its enclosures, with three of the animals departing on a 19-hour flight to China. "Goodbye, and bon ...

A baby western lowland gorilla was born on May 27 at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., leaving zoo personnel "overjoyed," a press release announced.

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