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Event Logistics

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Event Venues

Most frequently used locations for events (numbers correspond with the venue map):

  1. Baird Auditorium and Computer Lab for Learning
    National Museum of Natural History
    10th and Constitution Avenue, NW
    Metro: Federal Triangle, Blue/Orange lines.

  2. Carmichael Auditorium
    National Museum of American History
    14th and Constitution Avenue, NW
    Metro: Smithsonian station, Mall exit, Blue/Orange lines.

  3. Jefferson Auditorium
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    14th and Independence Avenue, S.W.
    Metro: Smithsonian station, Independence Avenue exit, Blue/Orange lines.

  4. Lisner Auditorium
    George Washington University
    21st and H streets, NW
    Metro: Foggy Bottom/GWU, Blue/Orange Lines.

  5. Meyer Auditorium
    Freer Gallery of Art
    Independence Avenue and 12th Streets, SW
    Metro: Smithsonian station, Independence Avenue exit, Blue/Orange lines.

  6. Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium
    Smithsonian American Art Museum
    8th and G Streets, NW
    Metro: Gallery Place-Chinatown, Red, Yellow/Green lines

  7. Rasmuson Theater
    National Museum of the American Indian
    4th Street and Independence Avenue SW
    Metro:L'Enfant Plaza, Blue/Orange or Green/Yellow lines
      Maryland Avenue/Smithsonian Museums Exit

  8. Renwick Gallery
    Grand Salon
    1661 Pennsylvania Avenue NW at 17th Street
    Metro:Farragut North (Red line) or Farragut West (Blue/Orange lines)

  9. Marion and Gustave Ring Auditorium
    Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
    Independence Avenue at 7th Street, SW
    Metro: Smithsonian station, Mall exit,Blue/Orange lines

  10. Ronald Reagan International Conference Center
    1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
    Metro: Federal Triangle, Blue/Orange lines.

  11. S. Dillon Ripley Center
    Discovery Theater
    1100 Jefferson Drive, SW
    Metro: Smithsonian station, Mall exit, Blue/Orange lines.

  12. Smithsonian Castle
    1000 Jefferson Drive, SW
    Metro: Smithsonian–Mall exit, Blue/Orange lines)

  13. STUDY TOURS: bus pickup location (most local tours)
    Holiday Inn Capitol
    550 C Street, SW (corner of 6th & C)
    (Metro: L’Enfant Plaza–7th & Maryland Ave. exit,
      Yellow/Green/Blue/Orange lines)

  14. US Navy Memorial Foundation Auditorium
    701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
    Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial, Green/Yellow lines.

  15. Voice of America Bulding Auditorium
    330 Independence Avenue, SW (enter on C St.; Wilber J. Cohen Building)
    Metro: Federal Center SW, Blue/Orange lines.

Please note: The Mall entrance to the Smithsonian Metro station closes at 10 p.m. The other entrance, at Independence Avenue and 12th Street, S.W., closes at midnight (closes at 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays), as do the Gallery Place and Federal Triangle stations. To be sure not to miss the last train to your destination, call Metro at 202-637-7000 for schedules.

Other locations (not shown on venue map):

  1. Greenberg Theatre
    4200 Wisconsin Ave.
    (Metro: Tenleytown AU, Red Line)

  2. Katzen Arts Center
    American University
    4400 Massachusetts Ave.
    (Metro: Tenleytown AU, Red line)

  3. STUDY TOURS: bus pickup location (most overnight tours)
    Mayflower Hotel
    1127 Connecticut Ave NW (Bus pickup on DeSales Street )
    (Metro: Farragut North, Red Line)

  4. Meridian House
    Meridian House International Center
    1630 Crescent Place, NW

  5. National Building Museum
    401 F Street NW
    (Metro: Judiciary Square, Red Line )

MAPS

Venues
Most frequently used locations for events

National Mall
Smithsonian museums on or near the National Mall

Accessibility Maps
Entrances, curb cuts, designated parking and more

Anacostia Museum
Fort Stanton Park, Washington, D.C.

National Zoo
3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Near Washington Dulles International Airport,
Chantilly, Va.


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