Smithsonian Museums To Reopen After COVID-19 Closures

WASHINGTON, DC — The Smithsonian will reopen three museums — the Anacostia Community Museum, National Postal Museum and the National Air and Space Museum — next week after they closed earlier this winter due to COVID-19-related staffing shortages, the Smithsonian said Monday.

The Anacostia Community Museum will open Thursday, March 10, and the National Postal Museum will open Friday, March 11. The National Air and Space Museum’s building on the National Mall will be open Friday, March 11 through Sunday, March 27. It will then close March 28 for renovations until the fall.

The Smithsonian closed the museums in January due to the surge in omicron cases among employees across all of its museums.

The schedule for the three museums is:

Anacostia Community Museum opens Thursday, March 10

• Hours: Wednesday-Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

National Postal Museum opens Friday, March 11

• Hours: Fridays-Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

National Air and Space Museum, National Mall building opens Friday, March 11 to Sunday, March 27

• Hours: Thursdays-Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

All Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo continue to operate with modified schedules.

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