The National Zoo, Portrait Gallery, and Other Smithsonian Museums Will Reopen in May
You can finally see the baby panda.
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After a second wave of closures in the fall, the Smithsonian announced today that the National Zoo, National Portrait Gallery, and five more Smithsonian museums will go through a staggered reopening starting May 5. (Per guidance from the DC government, museums, galleries, and exhibits will be allowed to operate at 50 percent capacity starting May 1.)
The first Smithsonian to reopen will be the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on May 5, with tickets available starting on April 23. The American Art Museum, National Museum of African American History and Culture, and National Portrait Gallery will welcome visitors starting on May 14, followed a week later by the National Museum of American History, National Museum of the American Indian, and National Zoo on May 21. We recommend checking each location’s website in advance to
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