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# Hours and Locations

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Today, Friday, January 19, the following Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C., are open: 
- National Air and Space Museum
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of Natural History
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Virginia

All other D.C. museums, including the National Zoo, are closed today. 

**Admission is free**of charge at all locations except the Cooper Hewitt in New York City. All Washington, D.C.–area museums and the American Indian Museum in New York are **open every day of the year except December 25**. The Cooper Hewitt in New York is open every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas. **Four locations require entry tickets or passes** as noted below.
Admission
**Admission is free**of charge at all locations except the Cooper Hewitt in New York City.

All Washington, D.C.–area museums and the American Indian Museum in New York are **open every day of the year except December 25**. The Cooper Hewitt in New York is open every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Entry
The following locations **require passes or tickets**.
- African American History and Culture Museum (free)
- Air and Space Museum in D.C. (free)
- National Zoo (free)
- Cooper Hewitt in New York City ($)

Passes/tickets are not used at our other locations.
Our Museums, Galleries, and ZooMuseums, Galleries, and Zoo Search ResultsDisplay results as grid**Display results as list**-  **African American History and Culture Museum  **African American History and Culture Museum            1400 Constitution Ave., NWWashington, DCSee on Map
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday–Sunday12 to 5:30 p.m. Monday**10 a.m. on federal holidaysClosed Dec. 25

Free timed-entry passes required
Learn More**African Art Museum
**African Art Museum            950 Independence Ave., SWWashington, DCSee on Map
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25
Learn More**Air and Space Museum
**Air and Space Museum            6th St. & Independence Ave., SWWashington, DCSee on Map
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25

Free timed-entry passes required
Learn More**Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
**Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center            14390 Air and Space Museum ParkwayChantilly, VASee on Map
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25
Learn More**American Art Museum
**American Art Museum            8th and G Streets, NWWashington, DCSee on Map
11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25
Learn More**American History Museum
**American History Museum            1300 Constitution Ave., NWWashington, DCSee on Map
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25
Learn More**American Indian Museum
**American Indian Museum            4th St. & Independence Ave., SWWashington, DCSee on Map
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25
Learn More**American Indian Museum New York
**American Indian Museum New York            One Bowling GreenNew York, NYSee on Map
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25
Learn More**Anacostia Community Museum
**Anacostia Community Museum            1901 Fort Place, SEWashington, DCSee on Map
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25
Learn More**Archives of American Art
**Archives of American Art            8th and G Streets, NWWashington, DCSee on Map
11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25
Learn More**Arts and Industries Building
**Arts and Industries Building            900 Jefferson Drive, SWWashington, DCSee on Map
Temporarily closed
Learn More**Cooper Hewitt
**Cooper Hewitt            2 East 91st StreetNew York, NYSee on Map
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. dailyClosed Thanksgiving and Dec. 25

Tickets required
Learn More**Freer Gallery of Art
**Freer Gallery of Art            Jefferson Drive and 12th St., SWWashington, DCSee on Map
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25
Learn More**Hirshhorn
**Hirshhorn            Independence Ave. at 7th St., SWWashington, DCSee on Map
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. dailySculpture Garden is closed for revitalizationClosed Dec. 25
Learn More**National Zoo
**National Zoo            3001 Connecticut Ave., NWWashington, DCSee on Map
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily (Mar. 15–Sept. 15)8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily (Sept. 16–Mar. 14)Closed Dec. 25

Free passes required
Learn More**Natural History Museum
**Natural History Museum            10th St. & Constitution Ave., NWWashington, DCSee on Map
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25
Learn More**Portrait Gallery
**Portrait Gallery            8th and G Streets, NWWashington, DCSee on Map
11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25
Learn More**Postal Museum
**Postal Museum            2 Massachusetts Ave., NEWashington, DCSee on Map
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25
Learn More**Renwick Gallery
**Renwick Gallery            1661 Pennsylvania Ave., NWWashington, DCSee on Map
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25
Learn More**S. Dillon Ripley Center
**S. Dillon Ripley Center            1100 Jefferson Drive, SWWashington, DCSee on Map
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25
Learn More**Sackler Gallery
**Sackler Gallery            1050 Independence Ave., SWWashington, DCSee on Map
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25
Learn More**Smithsonian Castle
**Smithsonian Castle            1000 Jefferson Drive, SWWashington, DCSee on Map
Closed for renovation
Learn More**Smithsonian Gardens
**Smithsonian Gardens            Smithsonian museumsWashington, DCSee on Map
Haupt Garden open daily dawn to dusk except Dec. 25; all other gardens open 24 hours
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Congress established two new museums in 2020. Visit the **National Museum of the American Latino** and the **Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum** websites to learn more.

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