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    Note: Night at the Museum is ONLY
showing at the Johnson IMAX Theater in the National Museum of Natural History and the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater in the National Air and Space Museum.Both museums are located on the National Mall in Washington, DC.  Please be sure to check your tickets and/or web confirmation prior to arrival for showtime and theater location.

The Airbus IMAX Theater in the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA is NOT showing this film.
     
National Museum of Natural History
Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
National Museum of Natural History
10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20560
| Directions || Schedule |
Now Playing
Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia
Deep Sea 3D
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  Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian buy tickets online

   
National Museum of Natural History
Butterflies + Plants:
Partners in Evolution Exhibit

National Museum of Natural History
10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20560

| Directions |
Special Exhibit
  Butterflies Pavilion
Live Butterflies

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National Air and Space Museum
Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
National Air and Space Museum
6th Street and Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20560
| Directions || Schedule |
Now Playing
  Fighter Pilot
To Fly!
3D Sun
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
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Einstein Planetarium
National Air and Space Museum
6th Street and Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20560
| Directions || Schedule |
Now Playing
Cosmic Collisions
The Stars Tonight

Black Holes
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National Air and Space Museum
Airbus IMAX Theater
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151
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Now Playing   Fighter Pilot
Blue Planet
The Magic of Flight
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Coming Soon

Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen: The IMAX® Experience
Starts Wednesday, June 24.  Tickets on sale now!

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General Information
The IMAX®Experience
IMAX is the ultimate film experience. Large frame film is projected onto specially designed screens that are several stories high to produce some of the most stunning live-action and computer generated visual images recorded. The theaters are also equipped with a state-of-the-art sound system. Click here to learn more about the IMAX experience.
Einstein Planetarium & The Digital Dome Technology Experience
Now, in addition to the spectacular star field of our Zeiss Model VIa planetarium instrument, America's Bicentennial gift from the people of West Germany, the Einstein Planetarium has been upgraded to include a first-of-its-kind, Sky Vision™ dual digital projection system and six-channel digital surround sound. For the first time, you'll feel the sensation of zooming through the cosmos, enveloped in color saturated moving images and spine-tingling sound.
How big is the universe? Where does it end? Are we alone?
SkyVision™, a newly installed state-of-the-art, ultra-hi-definition All-Dome video system, adds to the powerful capabilities of the Einstein Planetarium's original Zeiss VI-A projector.
 
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  Transformers:  of the Fallen:  The IMAX® Experience
  Airbus IMAX Theater
   
Now Showing
Click on a poster to view dates and times available for purchase.
  Night at the Museum:  Battle of the Smithsonian:
  Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater, National Air and Space Museum, on the National Mall in Washington, DC
  Night at the Museum:  Battle of the Smithsonian:
  Johnson IMAX Theater, National Museum of Natural History
   
  The Magic of Flight
Airbus IMAX Theater
  Deep Sea 3D
Johnson IMAX Theater
  Blue Planet
Airbus IMAX Theater
  Blue Planet
Lockheed Martin
IMAX Theater
  3D Sun
Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
  Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia
Johnson IMAX Theater
  Black Holes
Einstein Planetarium
  Cosmic Collisions
Einstein Planetarium
  The Stars Tonight
Einstein Planetarium
Box Office Numbers
 

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