What's on in Washington, DC
Interactive display in The American Story gallery at the National Archives Museum

National Archives MuseumPenn Quarter / National Mall

The American Story

Now showingFrom 21 November 2025Free

Flagship gallery opened November 2025: nine galleries, 40-plus original artifacts and AI-driven displays that let each visitor explore millions of archival records on their own interests.

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Entrance to the Bison: Standing Strong exhibit with the title wall and a photograph of four bison

Bison: Standing Strong

National Museum of Natural History

Exhibit case in From These Lands containing a bison, kelp and a beaver skin

From These Lands: Sharing Our Natural and Cultural Heritage

National Museum of Natural History

Childe Hassam, Allies Day, May 1917, 1917, National Gallery of Art

American Icon: The US Flag in Art

National Gallery of Art

All exhibitions in Washington, DC this month Coming up in November

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Exterior of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History on the National Mall, its domed Beaux-Arts rotunda above a columned portico

National Museum of Natural History

HistoryFree4 min walk
The neoclassical West Building of the National Gallery of Art on the National Mall, Washington, DC

National Gallery of Art

ArtFree4 min walk
The cylindrical concrete exterior of the Hirshhorn Museum, raised on four piers, on the National Mall in Washington, DC

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

DesignFree6 min walk
The Greek Revival south (F Street) portico of the Old Patent Office Building, home of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC

National Portrait Gallery

ArtFree7 min walk

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