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Features of Smithsonian Museum Venues

Standard size semi-truck model; Three old-fashioned postal planes; Postal carriage; 193 1 Ford a postal van; Copy of railway mail car; Xinzhan; The mailbox and post office are about1917; Special display of rare and important stamps; Video recording; Computer interactive activities and practical operation

Address: No.2 Northeast Avenue, Massachusetts

Subway Station: Federal Station (1 Street Exit)

National Zoo Park.

Covering an area of 163 mu, * * * has more than 2,400 animals of 400 species, and it takes about 20 minutes by subway from the National Mall.

Important features: giant panda; Asian trail; Tropical Rainforest Exhibition; Rare Sumatran tiger; Children's farm; Giant ape home

Main entrance: 300 1 northwest of Connecticut Avenue.

Subway Station: Woodley Park, Zoo and Adams Morgan are located a few blocks south of the zoo, on Connecticut Avenue.

Opening hours:

March-165438+1October, the zoo is open from 6 am to 8 pm, and the indoor pavilion is open from 0 am to 6 pm.

165438+1October-March, the zoo is open from 6 am to 6 pm; Opening hours of the indoor pavilion: 10 am to 4: 30 pm.

65438+closed on February 25.

Donald W. Reynolds American Center for Art and Portrait, National Portrait Gallery.

By depicting the people who shaped American history, including poets, presidents, dreamers, villains, actors and activists, the story of the United States from the pre-colonial period to the present is told.

Important features: "Past Presidents of the United States", with 42 presidential portraits, is the only complete collection of presidential portraits in China outside the White House; Lund Conservation Center is an innovative public space with interactive exhibition rooms and video materials.

Smithsonian Museum of American Art

It has the largest collection of American art in the world, including painting, sculpture, photography, folk art and decorative art from colonial times to the present.

Important features: Lund Protection Center: an innovative public space with interactive exhibition rooms and video materials; Luce Foundation American Art Center: A new public research center with more than 3,300 works of art..

Address: Reynolds Center contains two museums, located on 8th Street and northwest of F Street.

Subway Station: Chinatown Exhibition Hall.

Opening hours: 165438+ 0: 30 am to 7: 00 pm. 65438+closed on February 25.

Anna Ana Castia Community Museum.

Record, protect and interpret the history and culture of African Americans from the perspective of community.

Important features: research-oriented library; Must make an appointment

1901fortplace s.e. Take the subway green line to Anacostia subway station; Transfer to bus W-2 or W-3 (both buses stop in front of the museum). From national mall, follow Independence Avenue on the east side of Pennsylvania Avenue until you come to the southeast of 1 1 Street. Cross the bridge at 1 1 Street to Martin Luther King Avenue, then enter Morris Road, then Erie Street, and finally reach Fort Place.

Opening hours:10am to 5pm. 65438+closed on February 25.

Steven f. udwahaz center, national air and space museum.

It shows hundreds of aerospace and aviation works of art and thousands of small flying-related works of art, which cannot be accommodated in the National Mall Museum.

Important features: Space Shuttle Enterprise, B-29 Super Battlestar Bomber, Concorde, Lockheed Martin SR-7 1 Blackbird Reconnaissance Aircraft, Boeing Stratosphere.

Address: No.0/4390, Avenue of Air and Space Museum, Chantilly, Virginia; Near Washington Dulles International Airport

Cooper Hewitt and the National Design Museum

The constantly changing exhibits reflect the thought-provoking current design problems, and discuss the role of design in daily life. Exhibitions usually include wallpaper, practical art and industrial design, sketches and prints, fabrics, etc. Collected by the museum.

Address: No.2 East 9 1 Street, new york.

George Gustav Hay Center, National Museum of American Indian George Gustav Ye He Center.

The museum is dedicated to the protection, research and display of American Indian culture and history. Its exhibits span 5000 years, from daily necessities to works of art.

Address: Ye He Center, Bowling Green 1, new york.