"The Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art (NGA), two federally funded cultural institutions, will begin reopening on Friday, November 14, after the longest government shutdown in United States history. Twoof the Smithsonian museums - the National Museum of American History and the National Air and Space Museum and its annex, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center - will open tomorrow. The rest of the institution's 21 museums and zoo will begin to open on November 17."
"Only the NGA's sculpture garden and West Building will open on Friday, followed by its full campus and a long-awaited Aboriginal art exhibitionon Saturday. The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art was originally slated to open on October 18. While the shutdown began on midnight on October 1, the Smithsonian Institution and NGA kept their doors open for days afterward. The Smithsonian's museums and zoo continued to welcome visitors through October 12 using "prior-year" funds, including money from a private trust fund and federal appropriations."
Federal cultural institutions reopen after the shutdown, beginning November 14 with staggered museum and exhibition openings. Two Smithsonian sites — the National Museum of American History and the National Air and Space Museum with the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center — open first, while the remaining Smithsonian museums and the zoo begin phased openings on November 17. The NGA opens its sculpture garden and West Building on November 14, followed by the full campus and a postponed Aboriginal exhibition on November 15. Both institutions used prior-year or unexpired appropriations to sustain operations initially. The National Portrait Gallery postponed its Outwin competition exhibition and prize announcements, and Smithsonian contingency plans expected about 2,594 furloughed staff, retaining only personnel securing life and property.
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