Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C., are operating on a modified schedule as a result of unprecedented staffing shortages due to COVID-19. The Smithsonian Institution announced the changes Jan. 14 ...

Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo are closed as the partial government shutdown continues. The Smithsonian Institution touts itself as the world’s largest complex of museums, ...

The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The federal government shutdown has forced the Smithsonian Institution to close all 21 of its museums, along with the National Zoo, after exhausting prior-year funds. The ...

(The Hill) — The Smithsonian Institute announced Saturday that its museums will be closed starting Sunday as the lapse in government funding persists. “Due to the government shutdown, Smithsonian ...

The Smithsonian Institution museums and the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute have temporarily closed due to the government shutdown. Because the museums and the zoo are part of the ...

The Smithsonian Institution museums and the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute will be shut down after closing time Saturday. That's after an extra five days beyond Oct. 6, the initial ...

Elizabeth C. Babcock, the founding director of the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum in Washington, D.C., returns ...