All Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo will be open regular operating hours . . .
In the event of a government shutdown, the Smithsonian will remain OPEN through at least Saturday, October 7.
Italian Renaissance style museum and courtyard
Smithsonian Gardens
Smithsonian museums
Washington, DC
The Courtyard Garden is an elegantly designed outdoor space that invites relaxation and quiet contemplation within the gallery. In 1906, Charles L. Freer, a Detroit railroad-car manufacturer, donated his exceptional collection of Asian art and works by James McNeil Whistler to the people of the United States.