Smithsonian museums in Washington,
D.C., are free and open every day of the year, seven
days a week, except December 25. See the list below
for the specific hours each museum is open.
The National Museum of Natural History and the National Air and Space Museum will be open today, Tuesday, February 9, at 10 a.m. All other Smithsonian Museums in the Washington, D.C. metro area, including the National Zoo and the Udvar-Hazy Center, will be closed on Tuesday, February 9, 2010.
Museum Hours
in Washington, D.C.
SMITHSONIAN
CASTLE
Open 8:30am-5:30pm
AFRICAN
ART MUSEUM
Open 10am-5:30pm
AIR AND
SPACE MUSEUM
Open 10am-5:30pm
AIR AND
SPACE MUSEUM UDVAR-HAZY CENTER
Open 10am-5:30pm
AMERICAN
ART MUSEUM & PORTRAIT GALLERY
Open 11:30am-7pm
RENWICK
GALLERY OF THE AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
Open 10am-5:30pm
RIPLEY CENTER
INTERNATIONAL GALLERY
Open 10am-5:30pm
SMITHSONIAN
AFTER FIVE There is still plenty to do at the Smithsonian
even after the museums have closed. Don't miss evening
events!
National Zoo
Hours
NATIONAL
ZOO
Open every day of the year except Dec. 25. Apr 1 through Oct 31: grounds: 6am-8pm;
buildings: 10am-6pm Nov 1 through Mar 31:
grounds: 6am-6pm;
buildings: 10am-4:30pm
Note:
The Zoo is very busy during spring break, holidays, and summer
months and the parking
lots often fill up quickly. For information,
call
202.633.4800
COOPER-HEWITT,
NATIONAL DESIGN MUSEUM Open Monday-Friday
10am-5pm;
Saturday 10am-6pm;
Sunday 12noon-6pm. Note: ClosedThanksgiving Day, December 25, and
January 1
AMERICAN
INDIAN MUSEUM, GEORGE GUSTAV HEYE CENTER Open
daily 10am-5pm;
Thursdays open until 8pm.
Closed December 25
Admission
Admission is free for all Smithsonian
museums in Washington, D.C., the Zoo, and the American Indian Museum's
George Gustav Heye Center in New York
A fee is required at the
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York (Members and children
under age 12 are admitted free)
Upcoming Events
Museum Renovation
The Arts and Industries
Building is closed in preparation for renovation
Contacts
SMITHSONIAN
INFORMATION
Phone 202.633.1000 (voice/tape)
or 202.633.5285 (TTY)