WASHINGTON — After six weeks of a government shutdown, visitors are finally walking back through the doors of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The museum reopened Friday morning ...

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives will launch a dynamic lineup of exhibitions and public programming starting in May as part ...

Conservators at the National Museum of Natural History recently spruced up a bison specimen for the new exhibition “Bison: ...

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 ...

This article was updated on November 14, 2025. 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 ...