All Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are closed due to the federal government shutdown.
Balloons as pictured in the collections from the National Air and Space Museum, Cooper Hewitt, National Postal Museum, and Freer | Sackler.
Want more? Check out early flight at the National Air and Space Museum, read about exploring science in a balloon, or visit Clouds in a Bag: The Evelyn Way Kendall Ballooning and Early Aviation Collection at the National Air and Space Museum's Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.
