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10 Art Galleries You Should Put On Your DC Bucket List
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (481+ words) Updated on July 27, 2026. The National Gallery of Art’s neoclassical West Building is home to one of the world’s best collections of paintings, sculpture, and more, dating from the 13th to the 20th century. The I.M. Pei–designed East Building opened in…...
Playground that challenges kids’ creativity opens at DC’s National Building Museum
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (429+ words) LOCAL SPOTLIGHT: DC region shines in America’s fittest city rankings July 14, 2026, 11:36 AM With the heat and thunderstorms the D.C. region is facing this summer, it may be hard to make it to the playground to let the kids run out…...
National Geographic Museum celebrates reopening with selfie pop-ups around DC
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (155+ words) Talk about a glow-up! National Geographic's Museum of Exploration hosts its grand reopening Friday, and it’s celebrating with pop-up displays citywide that let you pose like you’re on a Nat Geo magazine cover. Eight large yellow rectangles, which evoke the…...
National Zoo works ‘around the clock' to pull off holiday tradition after shutdown
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (478+ words) The shutdown is gone, and Zoo Lights is on. News4’s Tommy McFly has a preview of the National Zoo’s annual holiday attraction. News4 has gotten a lot of questions about ZooLights and whether it’s happening after the government shut down and…...
The shutdown is over and DC’s National Zoo is finally open
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (603+ words) November 15, 2025, 6:52 PM It was five Saturdays ago on Oct. 11 that the gates to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo were closed to the public due to the government shutdown. President Donald Trump signed a bill on Wednesday that funds the government through…...
With the federal shutdown over, here’s when Smithsonian museums will open
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (172+ words) November 13, 2025, 1:11 PM Now that President Donald Trump signed the funding bill passed by Congress into law Wednesday night to end the government shutdown, D.C.’s Smithsonian museums will open their doors once again. The National Museum of American History, the National…...
Here’s When the Smithsonian Museums and Zoo Will Reopen - Washingtonian
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (125+ words) 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. According to the Smithsonian, “all Smithsonian museums, research…...
When will Smithsonian museums, National Zoo and other DC sites reopen after shutdown?
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (316+ words) 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 and Space Museum, and the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center…...
Go-Go Museum offering free admission to furloughed workers
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (135+ words) WASHINGTON — As we enter the third week of the government shutdown, more businesses are finding ways to ease the financial burden for furloughed employees. The Go-Go Museum & Cafe is offering free admission to all furloughed employees impacted by the recent…...
National Zoo cancels Boo at the Zoo due to government shutdown
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (271+ words) The National Zoo called off its annual Halloween kids’ event, a disappointment for many D.C.-area families as the government shutdown hit two weeks with no clear signs of a resolution. Boo at the Zoo, which was set to happen…...