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A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton is seen on display biting a Triceratops during the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History’s David H. Koch Hall of Fossils-Deep Time during a media preview in Washington, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) . more >The Smithsonian Institution announced Friday that seven museums and the National Zoo will reopen next month.
The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center will be the first to restart operations on May 5.
On May 14, the following museums will reopen: the National Portrait Gallery, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery.
National Zoo, several Smithsonian museums to reopen in May
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Additional museums and the National Zoo will open between Friday, May 14 and Friday, May 21.
The following is the reopening schedule:
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Wednesday, May 5 | Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Friday, May 14 | National Museum of African American History and Culture | National Portrait Gallery | Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery
Friday, May 21 | National Museum of American History | National Museum of the American Indian (Washington, D.C., location) | National Zoo
Smithsonian officials say added COVID-19 health and safety measures will be in place at all re-opened locations. They are asking all visitors who are sick or do not feel well stay home. Visitors will need to obtain a free timed-entry pass in advance of their visit and guests will be limited.
Smithsonian announces reopening dates for 7 museums and the National Zoo
The Smithsonian Institution announced on Friday that it will reopen seven of its museums and the National Zoo to the public next month, kicking off a phased reopening after it temporarily closed its facilities because of the pandemic.
The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, will reopen on May 5, followed on May 14 by several more museums and galleries the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery.
On May 21, the National Zoo will reopen, along with the National Museum of American History and the Washington location of the National Museum of the American Indian.
Smithsonian to reopen National Zoo, seven museums in May
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FILE - In this April 3, 2019, file photo people visit the Smithsonian Museum of American History on the National Mall at 14th Street and Constitution Ave., in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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On Friday, the Smithsonian announced it s reopening seven of its museums and the National Zoo next month after temporarily closing them due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The reopening will happen in stages, beginning May 5, when they reopen the National Air and Space Museumâs Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.
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