The following is a press release from the National Law Enforcement Museum: WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 28, 2022) – The National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, D.C., is offering free general admission to all active and retired law enforcement officers every Saturday for the rest of the year, courtesy of FirstNet®, Built with AT&T. “The National Law Enforcement Museum […]
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DC Jazz Festival Permanently Moves its Annual DC JazzFest to Labor Day Weekend
The following is a press release from the DC Jazz Festival: DC Jazz Festival® (DCJF) is excited to announce the dates of the 2022 DC JazzFest, which will take place August 31-September 4, 2022, marking a permanent shift of our annual DC JazzFest to the end of summer over Labor Day Weekend. With five days of concerts citywide, the 18th Annual DC […]
Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Will Temporarily Close for Renovation
Museum’s National Mall Building To Close March 28 Through Fall 2022 The National Air and Space Museum’s flagship building on the National Mall will temporarily close to the public March 28, 2022, until fall 2022 to complete work on the first new galleries in the west wing of the building. The museum has been undergoing […]
Grand Opening of National Children’s Museum in Washington, DC
The following is a press release from the National Children’s Museum: Big news for little learners around Washington! Following an 18-month closure due to the COVID-19 health pandemic and continued space development, National Children’s Museum will celebrate its grand opening and reveal its new Entry Hall on September 2, 2021. Tickets will become available to […]
National Air and Space Museum Welcomes Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter
Now on View in Restoration Hangar After Traveling From a Galaxy Far, Far Away The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will display an X-wing Starfighter in the newly renovated building on the National Mall starting late next year. The full-sized vehicle, with a wingspan of 37 feet, appeared in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and is […]
Smithsonian To Fully Reopen Museums
10 Museums in Washington, D.C., and New York City To Open Between June 10 and Aug. 27 The Smithsonian will reopen 10 of its museums throughout the summer, marking a full reopening of the Smithsonian since closing to the public in March 2020. These locations will open on a staggered schedule from June through August. […]
National Museum of African American History and Culture To Reopen Friday, May 14
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will reopen to the public Friday, May 14. Beginning Friday, May 7, visitors can reserve passes online at nmaahc.si.edu/passes or by phone at 1-800-514-3849. NMAAHC requires a free timed-entry pass for each visitor. Walk-up visitors cannot be accommodated during the museum’s initial reopening phase. “After a year of […]
National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center Reopening
WHAT: The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center will be the first Smithsonian museum to reopen to the public since closing for the pandemic. WHEN: Wednesday, May 59 a.m. –12 p.m. WHERE: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center14390 Air and Space Museum ParkwayChantilly, Virginia WHO: Christopher Browne, acting director, National Air and Space MuseumJeremy […]
Tudor Place Reopens Its Doors
The following is a news release from Tudor Place: Washington, DC — Tudor Place reopens the Historic House & Garden on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. beginning Saturday, April 10. A model of Federal-period architecture in the nation’s capital, Tudor Place shares the stories of multiple generations of Martha Washington’s descendants and […]
The Spy Museum Launches a Limited-Run Pop Up Exhibit of Extraordinary Codebreaking Artifacts
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 […]