The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture has announced Walk-Up Weekdays in January and February. Individuals may enter the museum on a first-come, first-served basis Monday through Friday for the months of January and February 2019. Timed-entry passes for individuals will only be required on Saturdays and Sundays. Walk-up entry on weekdays is a as part of a continuing pilot to provide visitors unfettered access to the museum.
On Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 9 a.m. ET, the museum will distribute advance timed-entry passes for Saturdays and Sundays Feb. 2 and 3, 9 and 10, 16 and 17 and 23 and 24. Walk-Up Weekdays will continue in February 2019 and timed passes will not be distributed for weekdays (Mondays–Fridays). Individuals may enter the museum on a first-come, first-served basis on weekdays in February. Same-day online and walk-up passes will not be available nor necessary on weekdays in February. Group passes are required every day for groups of 10 or more. Timed passes for January have already been distributed and will be required only on Saturdays and Sundays in January.
Timed passes for every day in November and December have already been distributed. The options for visitors are same-day online passes and walk-up passes that will be available most afternoons in November and December.
To access timed passes visit nmaahc.si.edu/passes or call 844-750-3012.
About the National Museum of African American History and Culture
The National Museum of African American History and Culture has welcomed more than 4.5 million visitors since opening Sept. 24, 2016, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Occupying a prominent location next to the Washington Monument, the nearly 400,000-square-foot museum is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive cultural destination devoted exclusively to exploring, documenting and showcasing the African American story and its impact on American and world history. For more information about the museum, visit nmaahc.si.edu, follow @NMAAHC on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat—or call Smithsonian information at (202) 633-1000.