Air and Space Museum reopens

Renovations are ongoing, but visitors can now return to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Back in March, the flagship building of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, closed for renovations. On October 14, the museum’s West End reopened to visitors. It is filled with eight new and updated galleries. The Air and Space Museum contains artifacts related to aviation and space exploration. Major objects on display include the Wright Flyer (the first successful powered airplane with a pilot) and the Apollo 11 command module, Columbia, which carried the Apollo 11 astronauts to the Moon and back. Jeremy Kinney, the museum’s head curator (person who selects objects), told The Week Junior that the museum is now “a much more vibrant place” and said the new exhibition spaces are very interactive. Among the open exhibitions are Early Flight, Destination Moon, and a…

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