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The National Air and Space Museum is Transforming! | National Air and Space Museum
October 14, 2022 - The National Air and Space Museum is undergoing a monumental multi-year renovation, which began in 2018.
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National Air and Space Museum Opens Five New Galleries July 28 | National Air and Space Museum
July 22, 2025 - The project to renovate the entire museum began in 2018 and includes redesigning all 20 exhibition spaces, complete refacing of the exterior cladding, replacement of outdated mechanical systems and other repairs and improvements including the ...
Renovated Air & Space Museum. Let's discuss. I'll go first.
Some of the walking spaces between artifacts (Apollo 13 air scrubber, the recovered Apollo 11 rocket engine) are narrow. If you're walking one way and someone else is coming the other way, you may brush shoulders. Also, the exhibit space in this and the other exhibits throughout the museum is too ... More on reddit.com
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May 7, 2022National Air and Space Museum Provides Update on Renovation Project
This has always been my favorite museum in DC (and yes, I do like it more than Udvar-Hazy, it's more of a true museum). Really looking forward to this, but man, 2 1/2 years is a long time. More on reddit.com
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December 9, 2023Is the Smithsonian Air and Space permanently closed from 04/16 ?
They are released in six week blocks the next release is March 15th at noon eastern. https://airandspace.si.edu/visit/museum-dc The full release schedule is on the website. More on reddit.com
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National Air and Space Museum debuts 5 new galleries in July – NBC4 Washington
May 21, 2025 - The museum is set to complete its orbit of renovations on July 1, 2026, just in time for its 50th anniversary and the U.S.’s 250th anniversary, the Smithsonian said. ... Fan-favorite artifacts such as the Spirit of St.
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National Air and Space Museum Provides Update on Renovation Project | National Air and Space Museum
January 30, 2024 - The museum has been undergoing ... includes redesigning all 20 exhibition spaces, complete refacing of the exterior cladding, replacement of outdated mechanical systems and other repairs and improvements. The replacement of the stones on the building façade was completed in December 2023. Approximately 12,000 exterior stones have been replaced throughout the project. Visit the museum’s website for more information on the renovation. The first half of the renovated National Air and Space Museum opened in October 2022 with eight ...
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National Air and Space Museum Revitalization | Clark Construction
The National Air and Space Museum Revitalization updated the 603,700-square-foot landmark, which spans four city blocks and is the second-most visited museum in the world. Unique Level of Care for ArtifactsThe care required to work around some ...
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Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washington DC in Photos
August 2, 2025 - The National Air and Space Museum has been undergoing a multi-year and thorough renovation that began in December 2018. It’s projected to cost about $1 billion, and many of the exhibits are being completely changed or overhauled.
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National Air and Space Museum - Washington, DC - Cultural & Heritage Design
October 24, 2025 - The comprehensive renovation integrates an all-new envelope with engineering systems and infrastructure to improve energy efficiency and environmental conditions for both people and artifacts.
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Anticipated Re-Opening: Galleries at the National Air and Space Museum | Washington DC
Following an extensive renovation, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum anticipates most of its galleries and public spaces will be open in time for the museum’s 50th anniversary, with completion of the remainder soon thereafter.
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Gallery Closure Schedule for Museum Renovation | National Air and Space Museum
October 3, 2018 - The National Air and Space Museum will begin its major renovation of the building on the National Mall in late 2018. Phased gallery closures will begin Dec. 3 with the closure of the “Apollo to the Moon” and “Looking at Earth” exhibitions.
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National Air and Space Museum Expands Its Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center | National Air and Space Museum
September 9, 2025 - Additional display space will be added to the north end of the Boeing Aviation Hangar, increasing its size by 20%. The additional 44,000 square feet of space will allow the museum to bring artifacts out of storage and display new acquisitions.
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Reimagining: The Newly Reopened National Air and Space Museum! | Washington Photo Safari
After a four-year closure due to an ongoing $1 billion renovation project to be completed in 2024, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., will reopen half of its flagship building this fall.
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Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum Announces Opening for New Galleries - Vintage Aviation News
May 21, 2025 - The National Air and Space Museum gets closer to fully completing the most extensive renovation since its founding.
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New additions come to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum this Monday - WTOP News
July 26, 2025 - Five new galleries, the renovated Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater and a transformed entrance are coming to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum on Monday.
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National Air and Space Museum to reveal more renovated galleries on July 28 | Space
May 18, 2025 - As part of a still on-going, seven-year renovation of the museum's flagship building in Washington, the Smithsonian has announced that it is ready to premiere more of its exhibitions following the reveal of eight of its halls on the building's west end in 2022...
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A Monumental Museum Makeover | Engineering News-Record
February 4, 2025 - Contractors are nearing the end of a six-year-long journey to renovate and revitalize the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., with a new facade and updated building systems.
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National Air and Space Museum to reveal more renovated galleries on July 28 | collectSPACE
May 14, 2025 - From John Glenn's Friendship 7 ... or debut on display with the opening of five reimagined galleries at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. this summer....
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Five New Galleries Are Opening at DC’s National Air and Space Museum in July - Washingtonian
May 14, 2025 - On Monday, July 28, five new galleries will open to visitors at the National Air and Space Museum as part of the Smithsonian Institution’s seven-year-long renovation of the aerospace museum on the National Mall.
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National Air and Space Museum Announces Five New Galleries Will Open July 28 | Smithsonian Institution
The museum’s multi-year renovation ... addition of a new entry vestibule. The first phase opened in October 2022 with eight new galleries, the planetarium, the museum store and the Mars Café....
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Transforming the Museum | National Air and Space Museum
April 4, 2024 - The National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC is undergoing a monumental multi-year renovation. Transforming every visitor's experience, the museum will use creative and dynamic techniques to engage visitors while they are at the museum ...