Admission is free of charge at all museums and the zoo except the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City. Timed-entry passes are only required at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the National Zoo, and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City. All Smithsonian museums and the zoo are closed on December 25.
Please review our tips and guidelines when planning your visit.
Anacostia Community Museum
Wednesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(Closed Sunday through Tuesday)
Open every day starting May 30
Arts and Industries Building
Open through July 6, 2022
Open every day 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Tuesdays
Extended hours Friday and Saturday until 7 p.m.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Open every day 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Mondays
Open every day starting May 30
Sculpture Garden open daily 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
National Air and Space Museum (Washington, DC)
Closed until fall 2022
National Air and Space Museum Steven F.
Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia
Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
National Museum of African American
History and Culture
Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Reserve Free Passes »
National Museum of African Art
Open every day 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Tuesdays
Open every day starting May 30
National Museum of American History
Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
National Museum of the American Indian (DC)
Open every day 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Mondays
Open every day starting May 30
National Museum of Asian Art
(Freer and Sackler Galleries)
Open every day 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Tuesdays
Open every day starting May 30
National Museum of Natural History
Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
National Portrait Gallery and
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Open every day 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., except Mondays
Open every day starting May 30
National Postal Museum
Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Renwick Gallery of the
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Open every day 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Mondays
Open every day starting May 30
Smithsonian Institution Building (Castle)
Open daily 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Smithsonian's National Zoo
Open daily 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Reserve Free Passes »
Smithsonian Gardens
Haupt Garden open daily dawn to dusk
All others open 24 hours
New York
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Thursday through Monday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays)
Open every day starting May 30
Closed Thanksgiving Day
Reserve Tickets »
National Museum of the American Indian (NY)
Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(Closed Saturdays and Sundays)
Open every day starting May 30
