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Free admission:

Smithsonian museums & the National Zoo (DC, VA)
American Indian Museum Heye Center (NYC)

Entry fee required:

Cooper-Hewitt Museum (NYC) (closed for renovation)

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Museum and Zoo Hours

Smithsonian museums are open every day of the year except December 25 unless otherwise noted. See the Extended Hours Calendar for special spring, summer, and holiday hours. For emergency information on museum operations, see alerts.si.edu.

Smithsonian Castle
Open 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
African Art Museum
Open 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Air and Space Museum
Open 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
See Extended Hours Calendar »
Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
Open 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
See Extended Hours Calendar »
American Art Museum & Portrait Gallery
Open 11:30 a.m.–7 p.m.
American History Museum
Open 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
See Extended Hours Calendar »
American Indian Museum
Open 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Anacostia Community Museum
Open 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Freer Gallery of Art
Open 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Open 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

National Zoo
April–October:
Open 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
November–March:
Open 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
See early closings/late openings »
Natural History Museum
Open 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
See Extended Hours Calendar »
Postal Museum
Open 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Renwick Gallery
Open 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Ripley Center
Open 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Sackler Gallery
Open 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

New York City

American Indian Museum Heye Center
Open 10 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
(Thursdays, 8 p.m.)
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Closed for renovation.

Extended Hours Calendar

Museums extend their hours on certain dates as noted on the calendar below.

NASM (National Air and Space Museum) 7:30 p.m.
NMAH (National Museum of American History) 7:30 p.m.
NMNH (National Museum of Natural History Museum) 7:30 p.m.
UHC (National Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center) 6:30 p.m.