The Smithsonian Institution announced Friday afternoon that the museums and the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute will be able to stay open to the public until closing time on Oct. 11.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Visitors in line at the Smithsonian Institute's National Air and Space Museum following the end of the federal government shutdown ...

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are welcoming members of the public back after weeks of closures because of the government shutdown. The Smithsonian Institution, which receives federal ...