First of their kind, One-of-a-kind, Breakthrough Items on Loan from NSA’s National Cryptologic Museum The International Spy Museum (SPY) launches a mini pop-up exhibit, Codes, Ciphers, & Mysteries: NSA Treasures Tell Their Secrets, from April 5 through May 31 to showcase a select trove of key artifacts used for codemaking, codebreaking, and secure communications. The 13 historic […]
National Museum of African American History and Culture Announces Children’s Booklet Series and Weekly Children’s Programs
Inspired by its children’s book A Is for All the Things You Are: A Joyful ABC Book, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture recently launched a new activity booklet series designed for infants, toddlers and early learners. The Joyful ABC Activity Booklet series provides caregivers and educators with guides to support children’s positive identity development while […]
Metro Announces Travel Alternatives During Summer Platform Reconstruction Work
The following is a March 22, 2021 news release from Metro: Metro today announced free shuttle bus service and other travel alternatives to help customers begin planning for this summer’s closure of four Green and Yellow line stations scheduled for reconstruction. Starting Saturday, May 29 through Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, Greenbelt, College Park-U of Md, Prince George’s […]
National Air and Space Museum Celebrates Perseverance Landing
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will host programming and offer a variety of resources and expertise to coincide with the landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars, Thursday, Feb. 18. The museum’s scientists are involved in a number of Mars research missions with NASA and will share their insights on this current endeavor. […]
International Spy Museum Opens with New Hours for January and February 2021
Spy Museum to Open Only for Weekends and Holidays WASHINGTON – January 22, 2021 – In accordance with Mayor Bowser’s updated order, the International Spy Museum (SPY) will reopen Saturday, January 23. The Museum will be open Fridays through Sundays and on President’s Day. The Museum plans to resume daily operations on March 1. “We […]
Online Advent and Christmas Services at the Washington National Cathedral
The Advent and Christmas season is a special time at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Because the Cathedral is currently closed, all events are being held virtually. For information on all of the Christmas events at the National Cathedral, visit https://cathedral.org/christmas/. We have highlighted several below. ———————————— Prepare Ye the Way of the […]
Visit the Suffrage Outside! Exhibit at The President Woodrow Wilson House, Through Nov 30
This Thanksgiving Weekend explore the Suffrage Outside! exhibition, a fun, Covid-safe, outdoor activity for family and groups. Walk among towering images of the suffragists, set in the historic Woodrow Wilson House garden, and discover how American women seized their constitutional right to vote by bringing the fight outside. The exhibition is the perfect backdrop to […]
National Air and Space Museum Welcomes Blue Angels’ F/A-18C Hornet
New Artifact To Go On Display at Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center The following is a press release from the National Air and Space Museum: The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has welcomed the Blue Angels’ F/A-18C Hornet into the national collection. This is the first Blue Angels aircraft the museum has acquired. The recently retired […]
Smithsonian Museums and the National Zoo to Close Nov. 23
The following is a press release from the Smithsonian Institution: Due to rising regional and national cases related to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, all Smithsonian museums, including the National Zoo, will temporarily close to the public starting Monday, Nov. 23. This will impact the eight Smithsonian facilities in the Washington, D.C., region that had reopened to the […]
Veterans History Project Celebrates 20th Anniversary Year with Online Concerts, Panels, Nov. 6-14
The Library of Congress Veterans History Project (VHP) will host a series of musical performances and discussion panels to inspire conversations around the collection as both an archival resource and a diverse repository of veterans’ experiences — a mission it has met for the past 20 years. The events will premiere on the Veterans History Project’s Facebook […]