After being closed for more than a month due to the government shutdown, Smithsonian museums are set to reopen on a rolling basis starting Friday, Nov. 14. The National Museum of American History, the ...

Now that President Donald Trump signed the funding bill passed by Congress into law Wednesday night to end the government shutdown, D.C.’s Smithsonian museums will open their doors once again. The ...

IN MUSEUMS’ STOREROOMS, disparate bits of history are brought together. Jesus, rendered in marble, peeks out of a wooden crate; nearby, Napoleon is proud in bronze, but bound by a safety harness.

The Smithsonian museums, National Gallery of Art and other sites that receive federal funding are announcing their reopening plans now that the government shutdown is over. While the financial impact ...