Museums/Galleries in Washington, D.C.

Museums/Galleries in Washington, D.C.

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Anacostia Community Museum
The Smithsonian's only neighborhood museum is located in Anacostia... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
Art Museum of the Americas
Changing exhibits highlight 20th-century Latin American artists... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
Christian Heurich House Museum
This opulent Romanesque Revival mansion, once known as the Brewmaster's... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
Corcoran Gallery of Art
The Corcoran looks like a museum and acts like a gallery, blending... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
Daughters of the American Revolution Museum (DAR)
The headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
Ford's Theatre
The events that took place here on the night of April 14, 1865... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
The Freer and Sackler Galleries
Home to one of the world's finest collections of Asian art, the... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens
Long before the age of Paris Hilton, cereal heiress Marjorie... 		Museums / Galleries, Houses / Mansions, Gardens / Arboretums Washington, D.C.
 
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
In 2003 the Hirshhorn made a bold addition to sculpture on the... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
International Spy Museum
It's believed that there are more spies in Washington than in... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
Kreeger Museum
The cool white domes and elegant lines of this postmodern landmark... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
Madame Tussauds
The D.C. branch of this famous London-based waxworks franchise... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
Marian Koshland Science Museum
Sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences, this small but... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
National Air and Space Museum
This is the country's most visited museum, attracting 9 million... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
National Building Museum
Devoted to architecture, design, landscaping, and urban planning... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
National Gallery of Art, East Building
The East Building opened in 1978 in response to the changing... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
National Gallery of Art, West Building
The two buildings of the National Gallery hold one of the world's... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
National Geographic Society
Founded in 1888, the society is best known for its magazine... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
National Museum of African Art
This unique underground building houses galleries, a library... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
National Museum of American History
The 3 million artifacts in the country's largest history museum... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
National Museum of Crime and Punishment
This museum explores the history of crime and punishment in America... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
National Museum of Natural History
This is one of the world's great natural history museums. In... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
National Museum of the American Indian
The Smithsonian's newest museum stands apart visually and conceptually... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Works by female artists from the Renaissance to the present are... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
National Portrait Gallery
Devoted to the intersection of art, biography, and history, this... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
National Postal Museum
The Smithsonian's stamp collection, housed here, consists of... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
Newseum
The Newseum opened to great fanfare in 2008, in a landmark $450... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
Phillips Collection
The first museum of modern art in the country, the masterpiece-filled... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
President Lincoln's Cottage
In June 1862 President Lincoln moved from the White House to... 		Museums / Galleries, Houses / Mansions Washington, D.C.
 
Renwick Gallery
The Renwick Gallery is a luscious French Second Empire-style... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Home to the United States' first federal art collection, the... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
Smithsonian Institution Building
The first Smithsonian museum constructed, this red sandstone... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
Textile Museum
The museum showcases weavings, carpets, and tapestries from the... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Museums usually celebrate the best that humanity can achieve... 		Museums / Galleries Washington, D.C.
 
Woodrow Wilson House
President Wilson and his second wife, Edith Bolling Wilson, retired... 		Museums / Galleries, Houses / Mansions Washington, D.C.
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