The federal government reopened its agencies, and many national museums began welcoming visitors again on Saturday after the ...

Several Smithsonian museums will reopen Friday as the federal government resumes operations after the longest shutdown in U.S ...

The cluster of 21 museums will begin opening on Friday, Nov. 14 after closing in mid-October. See exact dates.

The Smithsonian’s popular National Air and Space Museum in D.C. is one of the first museums that reopened to the public after ...

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Members of the U.S. Park Police guard an entrance to the 9th Street tunnel in front of the Smithsonian Castle on Aug. 13, 2025, in Washington, D.C., after the Trump administration initiated a federal ...

After being closed for more than a month due to the government shutdown, Smithsonian museums are set to reopen on a rolling basis.

Several of D.C.’s federally funded museums are finally reopening their doors, giving visitors long-awaited access to some of the nation’s most popular attractions.