Now that the government shutdown has ended after a record-breaking 43 days, DC can finally get back to one of its favorite pastimes–going to the free Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo.

The Smithsonian museums and National Zoo are set to reopen within days after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history comes to an end. The National Museum of American History, the National Air ...

After being closed for more than a month due to the government shutdown, Smithsonian museums are set to reopen on a rolling basis starting Friday, Nov. 14. The National Museum of American History, the ...

Over the Christmas holiday, some museums, stores, and restaurants in Washington, D.C., will be closed, and others will have limited hours. However, while holiday schedules vary, a few places will ...

(CNN) — Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo shut their doors Sunday as the government shutdown enters its third week, the Smithsonian Institution posted on its website. The Smithsonian ...

The Smithsonian Institution announced yesterday that it will be dropping its mask mandate across its 19 museums and the National Zoo starting this Friday. The organization justified the change as a ...

With the government shutdown continuing into the new year, Smithsonian museums, along with the National Zoo, must prepare to close as well. Yesterday, Smithsonian officials announced that due to the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The federal government reopened its agencies, and many national museums began welcoming visitors again on Saturday after the record-breaking 43-day government shutdown. Jen Sullivan ...

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Hundreds of visitors filed into the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History over the weekend as Smithsonian Institution museums reopened after a government shutdown ...