By Southwester Staff After embarking on a large-scale renovation project in 2018, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will reopen half of its flagship building on the National Mall Friday, October 14. Eight new and renovated exhibitions, the planetarium, museum store and Mars Café will open on the building’s west end. “This is one […]
Air and Space Museum to Close for Renovations
By Southwester Staff The National Air and Space Museum’s flagship building on the National Mall will temporarily close to the public March 28, 2022 until fall 2022 to complete work on the first new galleries in the west wing of the building. The museum has been undergoing a major renovation since late 2018. The museum […]
Air and Space Museum To Undergo Major Construction
The first major construction project for the Air and Space Museum will start this summer. The facts: This is the first major construction project for the building in Southwest Washington, DC, since its opening 41 years ago. Visitors will start seeing changes to the museum in summer 2018. The museum will remain open through the project by dividing the construction […]
Searching for Life in our Solar System at Air & Space
A neighborhood favorite, this month’s exploring space lecture is titled “Searching for Life in our Solar System” by presenter Chris McKay of the NASA Ames Research Center. The event will be held on Thursday, April 28 at 8 p.m. in the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater at the Air and Space Museum in Southwest DC. Request FREE tickets […]
Know Your Neighborhood: The (Remodeled) Einstein Planetarium
As I ride my Capital Bikeshare up 4th Street towards the National Mall, I start to remember my college years back at North Georgia College and the many nights I spent looking up at the stars. For three years I worked at our school’s observatory, including two at the planetarium. Sure, I had had a […]