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

The Smithsonian's museums and zoo are now closed due to the government shut down. Tours of historic Washington, D.C. sites ...

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo shut their doors Sunday as the government shutdown enters its third week, the Smithsonian Institution posted on its website. The Smithsonian Institute’s 19 ...

The closures would affect some of the most popular tourist attractions in Washington, D.C.—including the National Museum of Natural History, the Air and Space Museum, and the National Zoo—which have ...

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

Businesses that rely on visitors to the National Zoo are battling a stark and increasingly prolonged decline in sales as the ...

The National Zoo and National Air and Space Museum called off their popular annual Halloween kids’ events, a disappointment for many D.C.-area families as the government shutdown hit two weeks with no ...

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, ...

Roger Williams Park Zoo has revealed the name of the baby two-toed sloth born earlier this month. "Say hello to Quint! This ...

The Smithsonian Institution drew on prior year funds to stay open for 11 days after the shutdown began on Oct. 1.

WASHINGTON — For the first time since last Christmas, all Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are closed as emergency funds, that had allowed them to stay open during their usual weeklong ...