The Smithsonian Institute

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
National Air and Space Museum
National Museum of African Art
National Museum of American History
National Museum of the American Indian
National Museum of Natural History
National Portrait Gallery
National Postal Museum
National Zoo
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Smithsonian Institution Building
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (National Air and Space Museum)

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
A collection of Asian art, with works from a broad range of Asian cultures and times
Address: 1050 Independence Avenue, SW
Closest Metro Stop: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines)
Availability: Open daily from 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.  Closed on Christmas Day
Cost: Free
More Information: www.asia.si.edu

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Museum of international modern and contemporary art, with over 60 works of art in the outdoor sculpture garden
Address: Independence Avenue at 7th  Street, SW
Closest Metro Stop: L'Enfant Plaza (Blue/Orange lines and Yellow/Green lines)
Availability: The museuem is open daily from 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. The plaza is open daily from 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.  The sculpture garden is open daily from 7:30 a.m.–Dusk. Closed Christmas Day.
Cost: Free
More Information: www.hirshhorn.si.edu

National Air and Space Museum
Maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world
Address:  Independence Ave at 4th Street, SW
Closest Metro Stop: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines) or L'Enfant Plaza (Blue/Orange lines and Yellow/Green lines)
Availability: Open daily from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.  Closed on Christmas Day.
Cost: Free
More Information: www.nasm.si.edu

National Museum of African Art
The Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art fosters the discovery and appreciation of the visual arts of Africa, the cradle of humanity.
Address: 950 Independence Avenue, SW
Closest Metro Stop: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines) or L'Enfant Plaza (Blue/Orange and Yellow/Green lines)
Availability: Open daily from 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.  Closed on Christmas Day.
Cost: Free
More Information: www.africa.si.edu

National Museum of American History
The National Museum of American History collects artifacts of all kinds—from gowns to locomotives—to preserve for the American people an enduring record of their past. The Museum has more than 3 million artifacts in its collection.
Address:  14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
Closest Metro Stop: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines) or Federal Triangle (Blue/Orange lines)
Availability: Open daily from 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.  Closed on Christmas Day.
Cost: Free
More Information: www.americanhistory.si.edu

National Museum of the American Indian
The National Museum of the American Indian is dedicated to preserving the understanding and knowledge of the culture and history of the Native Americans of the Western Hemisphere, past, present, and future through partnerships with the native people.
Address: 4th St. and Independence Ave., SW
Closest Metro Stop: L'Enfant Plaza (Blue/Orange lines and Yellow/Green lines)
Availability: Open daily from 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.  Closed on Christmas Day.
Cost: Free
More Information: www.nmai.si.edu

National Museum of Natural History
The National Museum of Natural History is dedicated to understanding the natural world and our place in it.
Address: 10th Street & Constitution Ave., NW
Closest Metro Stop: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines)
Availability: Open daily from 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.  Closed on Christmas Day.
Cost: Free
Notes: www.mnh.si.edu

National Portrait Gallery
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery tells the stories of America through the individuals who have shaped U.S. culture.
Address:  8th and F Streets, NW
Closest Metro Stop: Gallery Place/Chinatown (Green/Yellow lines and Red line)
Availability: Open daily from 11:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m.  Closed on Christmas Day.
Cost:  Free
More Information: www.npg.si.edu

National Postal Museum
The National Postal Museum, a Smithsonian Institution museum, is located in the old Post Office building next to Union Station in Washington, DC.
Address: 2 Massachusetts Ave., NE
Closest Metro Stop: Union Station (Red line)
Availability: Open daily from 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.  Closed on Christmas Day.
Cost: Free
More Information: www.postalmuseum.si.edu

National Zoo
A 163-acre zoological park set amid Rock Creek National Park in the heart of Washington, DC
Address:  3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Closest Metro Stop: Adams Morgan/Woodley Park/ Zoo (Red line)
Availability: Open daily from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. from April-October and 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. from November-March.  Closed on Christmas Day.
Cost: Free
More Information:  www.nationalzoo.si.edu

Smithsonian American Art Museum
The museum presents an exciting array of special exhibitions of art.
Address: 8th and F Streets, NW
Closest Metro Stop: Gallery Place/Chinatown (Green, Yellow Lines and Red Line)
Availability: Open daily from 11:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Closed on Christmas Day.
Cost: Free
More Information: www.americanart.si.edu

Smithsonian Institution Building
The Smithsonian's first building, popularly known as the Castle, houses the Institution’s administrative offices and the Smithsonian Information Center.
Address: 1000 Jefferson Drive, SW
Closest Metro Stop: Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines)
Availability: Open daily from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.  Closed on Christmas Day.
Cost: Free
More Information: www.si.edu/visit/infocenter/start.htm

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (National Air and Space Museum)
Near Washington Dulles-International Airport, this is the companion facility to the National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall. It provides enough space for the Smithsonian to display the thousands of aviation and space artifacts that cannot be exhibited on the National Mall.
Address: 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly, VA 20151
Closest Metro Stop: Shuttles are available from Vienna-Fairfax (Orange line)
Availability: Open daily from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.  Closed on Christmas Day.
Cost: Free
More Information: www.nasm.si.edu/museum/udvarhazy

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