Washington DC Museums
Featured Washington DC Museum:
The National Museum of Natural History Museum is located at the intersection of 10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW in Washington, D.C. 20560.
The National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. has hundreds of original, historic artifacts on display, including the Wright 1903 Flyer; the Spirit of St. Louis; the Apollo 11 command module Columbia; and a Lunar rock sample that visitors can touch. The Museum offers 22 exhibition galleries.
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial museum building is organized by the principles it was built to support: education and remembrance. Another mission of the Museum building is to serve as a memorial to the victims. Visitors are invited to spend time reflecting in the Hall of Remembrance, on the lower level on the south side of the building.
The National Gallery of Art was created in 1937 for the people of the United States of America by a joint resolution of Congress, accepting the gift of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon. The Gallery's East Building, located on land set aside in the original Congressional resolution, was opened in 1978.
The design for the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden was created by Laurie D. Olin, landscape architect, Olin Partnership, in association with key members of the National Gallery staffs. It is located on the National Mall at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
The Smithsonian's first building, popularly known as the Castle, houses the Institution’s administrative offices and the Smithsonian Information Center.
The National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C., is located on the National Mall between the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum and the U.S. Capitol Building
The National Museum of Natural History Museum is located at the intersection of 10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW in Washington, D.C. 20560.
The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is a leading voice for contemporary art and culture and provides a national platform for the art and artists of our time.
The Washington Newseum is located at Pennsylvania Avenue and Sixth Street, N.W., Washington, DC. It will open to the public on April 11, 2008. Hours of Operation. The Newseum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
