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National Air And Space Museum To Close For At Least Six Months In 2022
NOV 23, 12:51 PM
National Air And Space Museum To Close For At Least Six Months In 2022
Ally Schweitzer https://twitter.com/allyschweitzer
The National Air and Space Museum will close for at least six months starting in March 2022 while new galleries are under construction in the facility’s west wing, the Smithsonian announced Tuesday.
The flagship museum on the National Mall is undergoing a massive $1 billion renovation that began in 2018. Museum officials initially sought to avoid closing the facility while work is underway, but those plans were dashed as the construction project evolved, the museum’s acting director told the Washington Post.
Museum representatives said in a statement that the closure is necessary to “ensure the continued safety of visitors.”
The west wing is expected to reopen in the fall of 2022 with a slate of new exhibitions that explore our solar system’s planets and moons, innovations in high-speed technology, the Wright brothers, and early aviation, among other subjects.
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National Air And Space Museum To Close For At Least Six Months In 2022
Ally Schweitzer https://twitter.com/allyschweitzer
The National Air and Space Museum will close for at least six months starting in March 2022 while new galleries are under construction in the facility’s west wing, the Smithsonian announced Tuesday.
The flagship museum on the National Mall is undergoing a massive $1 billion renovation that began in 2018. Museum officials initially sought to avoid closing the facility while work is underway, but those plans were dashed as the construction project evolved, the museum’s acting director told the Washington Post.
Museum representatives said in a statement that the closure is necessary to “ensure the continued safety of visitors.”
The west wing is expected to reopen in the fall of 2022 with a slate of new exhibitions that explore our solar system’s planets and moons, innovations in high-speed technology, the Wright brothers, and early aviation, among other subjects.
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