Smithsonian museums across Washington, DC, closed their doors on Sunday as the ongoing government shutdown causes strain.

After next week, it's unclear whether Smithsonian visitors will be able to visit the National Zoo or spaces like the National Air and Space Museum.

The Smithsonian Institute announced Saturday that its museums will be closed starting Sunday as the lapse in government ...

Having been through more than one federal government shutdown, Washington, D.C.'s arts and cultural institutions know the drill. Visitors will find some shuttered doors but also find plenty of ...

More federally operated attractions in Washington, such as the Smithsonian museums will close if the shutdown continues.

Smithsonian museums and facilities are closed for the foreseeable future as the federal government shutdown continues.

The Smithsonian said funds from the prior year enabled it to keep museums open since the shutdown began Oct. 1, but those ...

The institution operates some of the most popular sites in Washington and beyond, including 21 museums and the National Zoo.

A fossil mosasaur skull and partial skeleton excavated from Angola’s costal cliffs. Credit Hillsman S. Jackson, Southern Methodist University. The story of prehistoric ocean life that emerged in the ...

Kathryn Jones began to visit Washington's museums in January and didn't plan to make it her full-time pursuit, but it become ...

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo shut their doors Sunday as the government shutdown enters its third week, the ...