Smithsonian museums begin to reopen after more than a month of government shutdown

School groups visit the American Presidency exhibition at The Smithsonian National Museum of American History as the museum and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum reopen to the public on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 following the government shutdown.

People visit the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum as the museum and The Smithsonian National Museum of American History reopen to the public on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 following the government shutdown.

People visit the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum as the museum and The Smithsonian National Museum of American History reopen to the public on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 following the government shutdown.

School groups visit The Smithsonian National Museum of American History as the museum and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum reopen to the public on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 following the government shutdown.

School groups visit The Smithsonian National Museum of American History as the museum and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum reopen to the public on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 following the government shutdown.

People visit the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and the Apollo Lunar Module LM-2 as the museum and The Smithsonian National Museum of American History reopen to the public on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 following the government shutdown.