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Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building

Opens Friday at 10:00 AM

Southwest Washington, Washington

🚻No restrooms, cafes, or water fountains inside
🎨Check what pop-up exhibit or event is on before visiting
🏛️The building was closed for nearly 25 years before reopening

Step inside a jaw-dropping 19th-century Smithsonian building whose soaring halls host rotating pop-up exhibits and cultural events. There are no permanent collections here, just a magnificent space that reinvents itself throughout the year.

grand 19th-century architecture
Smithsonian institution
rotating pop-up exhibits
flexible event space
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