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 ...

The Smithsonian’s popular National Air and Space Museum was one of the first museums that reopened to the public Friday after a monthlong closure during the government shutdown. The rest of the ...

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.

WASHINGTON (7News) — The sight of food trucks lining the National Mall is a common one. But where will tourists go next, now that the Smithsonian museums are closed as part of the government shutdown?

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 ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C.'s Smithsonian museums closed on Oct. 12 after the federal government entered a shutdown, but now that President Trump has signed the funding bill passed by Congress into law, ...

The Smithsonian Institution’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden announced last week that it acquired more than 300 pieces ...

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Helicopter shot of Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. at sunset on a fall evening, looking over residential streets towards the U.S. Capitol Building, Supreme Court, and the National Mall - ...