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Local Sponsors Place Your Message Here National Museum of American History top site 14th St. & Constitution Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20560 Phone: 202.357.2700 Open Daily The National Museum of`` American History's goal is to "collect, preserve, and interpret artifacts as a special class of historical`` evidence and as principal expressions of human creativity." 8802 clicks since 30-Oct-2000 Anacostia Museum and the Center for African American History and Culture This museum is a national resource devoted to increasing public understanding and knowledge of the historical experiences and cultural expressions of people of African descent and heritage. NOTE: This museum is closed for renovation until some time in the Fall of 2001. 940 clicks since 22-Dec-1999 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 1050 Independence Ave.`` SW.`` Washington, DC 20560 `` Telephone: 202.357.2700 ```` Open Daily 10am to 5:30pm`` (Open Thursdays until 8pm`` in summer.) ``Containing over 1000 works of Asian art, the`` Sackler is renown for its Chinese Bronzes and`` jades. 984 clicks since 16-Jul-1998 Arts and Industries Building 900 Jefferson Dr SW`` Washington DC 20560 `` Phone: 202-357-2700```` Open Daily 10am to 5:30pm``This building houses changing exhibitions and the ``children's performing arts facility, Discovery Theater. The original U.S. National Museum,`` this architectural wonder once held many`` specimens (such as the Spirit of St. Louis) that`` are now on display in other Smithsonian`` museums. 1183 clicks since 16-Jul-1998 DC Novelties The web's only premier collection of interesting and novel merchandise each one with it's own piece of Washington, DC history and folklore. Check out a unique wooden model of the Iwo Jima Memorial, real uncut money from the U.S. Treasury, even your own personal version of Air Force One from the White House. 551 clicks since 5-Mar-2003 Folklife Festival The Folklife Festival is a unique Washington, DC tradition. However to keep this program alive, we rely on the support of our volunteers. We are still in need of volunteers for the festival this summer (June 23-27, June 30- July 4). This year is especially important because Washington, DC is one of the featured areas (in addition to El Rio and Tibet). Please go to the website and fill out an application if you are able to volunteer. 595 clicks since 24-May-2000 Freer Gallery of Art 12th St. & Jefferson Drive``SW Washington, DC 20560 Phone: 202.357.4880 ``Open Daily 10am to 5:30pm (Until 8pm on Thursdays`` during summer). ``The Freer gallery contains a vast collection of`` Asian and American artwork. Founded by`` Charles Lang Freer, the building includes`` paintings, ceramics, manuscripts and`` sculptures from areas of China, India, Japan`` and Persia. 1015 clicks since 16-Jul-1998 Hirshhorn Museum And Sculpture Garden 7th St. and Independence`` Ave. SW`` Washington, DC 20560```` Phone: 202.357.2700 ```` Open Daily ``A beautifully designed circular building with a`` fountain of concentric circles, the Hirshorn is`` based upon the extensive 11,000-piece modern`` art collection of Joseph Hirshhorn. 1324 clicks since 16-Jul-1998 International Gallery Open Daily 9am to 5:30pm Located in the S. Dillon Ripley Center, the International Gallery consistently hosts displays on significant topics in varying field and cultures. ``1100 Jefferson Dr. SW Washington DC `` Phone: 202.357.4880 892 clicks since 16-Jul-1998 National Museum of American Jewish Military History The purpose of the Museum is to preserve a record of the patriotic contributions of the men and women of the Jewish faith who served during and between times of war in the Armed Forces of the United States and as veterans thereof, from the time of the founding of this country to the present, for future generations by illustration through public education utilizing the Museum's collections for exhibits, publications and educational programs. 251 clicks since 3-Oct-2004 National Museum of the American Indian The new National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) provides a place to celebrate your present achievements and your deepest hopes for the future, while allowing all Americans to experience the rich culture of the American Indian. The National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C., is located on the National Mall between the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum and the U.S. Capitol Building. Phone: 202-633-1000 805 clicks since 3-Oct-2004 National Portrait Gallery Trace U.S. history through representations of the men and women who contributed to its cultural, political, scientific and military development. NOTE: This museum closes for 4 years of renovation effective January 9, 2000. 668 clicks since 22-Dec-1999 National Postal Museum This museum is devoted to the history of America's mail service and houses the National Philatelic Collection. Exhibitions review the history of the mail service in Colonial times and the Civil War, the Pony Express, mail transportation, and the art of letters. Also on view is a priceless stamp collection. 700 clicks since 22-Dec-1999 National Zoo The National Zoo allows you to see the first Komodo dragons to breed in the western world, gaze at golden lion tamarins, and witness orangutans swing and make their own transportation system rivaling the Metro. ``3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW``Washington, DC ``Phone: 202-673-4800 (General information recording)``202-673-4717 (Information desk) Open Daily``Buildings: 10am - 4:30pm Grounds: 8am - 8pm (May 1 -``September 15) 8am - 6pm (September 16 -``April 30) Closed December 25 ``Located conveniently between Woodley Park`` and Cleveland Park in D.C.'s Northwest 3568 clicks since 16-Jul-1998 Smithsonian American Art Museum Albert Bierstadt, Winslow Homer, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Childe Hassam, Mary Cassatt, Jacob Lawrence, Gene Davis, and Robert Rauschenberg are among the artists represented in the 37,500 works in the collection. ``NOTE: This museum will close for 4 years of renovation on January 3, 2000. 1829 clicks since 22-Dec-1999 Smithsonian Institution Building Known as "The Castle", and built in 1855, the`` Smithsonian Institution Building is the orginal`` Smithsonian building. It houses the`` administrative offices, information for visitors,`` the Woodrow Wilson International Center for`` Scholars, and even James Smithson's crypt. ``Center Open 9 AM to 5:30 PM Daily ``Closed December 25 ``1000 Jefferson Drive, SW Washington, D.C. ``202-357-2700 voice; 202-357-1729 TTY 4608 clicks since 16-Jul-1998 The National Museum Of African Art Open Daily ``The museum's extensive collection consists of`` 7,000 African artworks in wood, metal,`` ceramic, cloth, and ivory. On long term loan is`` an exhibition titled "The Ancient Nubian City`` of Kerma, 2500-1500 BC." which consists of`` 40 pieces, including ceramics, jewelry and a`` variety of small ivory animal inlays. ``950 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, D.C. 20560 `` Phone: 202.357.4600 735 clicks since 16-Jul-1998 The National Postal Museum Drawing on its vast postal history and philatelic``collection, the museum includes six major exhibition galleries touching on a range of topics, from the earliest history of the post office to the art of letter writing and the history of stamp collecting. ``2 Massachusetts Ave. NE Washington, DC 20560 ``Phone: 202.633.9370 Open daily 10am to 5:30pm. 587 clicks since 16-Jul-1998 The S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW`` Washington, D.C. 20560 `` Phone: 202.357-2700``Located beneath a dramatic copper domed`` kiosk in the heart of the Mall, the S. Dillon`` Ripley Center contains a number of the`` Smithsonian?s administrative offices, as well`` as exhibits and programs. 726 clicks since 16-Jul-1998
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