First 3-D Printed Presidential
Now on view in the
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The Traveler’s Eye: Scenes of Asia
Now on view at the Freer and Sackler Galleries.
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The Singing and the Silence: Birds in Contemporary Art
Now on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Visiting the Museums & Zoo
Most museums are open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m .
The American Art Museum and Portrait Gallery
are open 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. All are closed Dec. 25.
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