Event Logistics

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Event Venues

Most frequently used locations for events (to view all locations, see venue map):

Baird Auditorium and Computer Lab for Learning
National Museum of Natural History
10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
Metro: Federal Triangle, Blue/Orange Lines
Discovery Theater
S. Dillon Ripley Center
1100 Jefferson Drive, SW
Metro: Smithsonian station, Mall exit, Blue/Orange Lines
Holiday Inn Capitol
STUDY TOURS: bus pickup location (most local tours)
550 C Street (at 6th and C Streets), SW
Metro: L’Enfant Plaza, 7th & Maryland Avenue exit,
Blue/Orange or Yellow/Green Lines
Jefferson Auditorium
U.S. Department of Agriculture
14th Street and Independence Avenue, SW
Metro: Smithsonian station, Independence Avenue exit, Blue/Orange Lines
Johnson IMAX Theatre
National Museum of Natural History
10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
Metro: Federal Triangle, Blue/Orange Lines
Lisner Auditorium
George Washington University
21st and H Streets, NW
Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU, Blue/Orange Lines
Marion and Gustave Ring Auditorium
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
7th Street and Independence Avenue, SW
Metro: Smithsonian station, Mall exit, Blue/Orange Lines
L'Enfant Plaza, 7th & Maryland Avenue exit, Blue/Orange Lines
Meyer Auditorium
Freer Gallery of Art
12th Street and Independence Avenue, SW
Metro: Smithsonian station, Independence Avenue exit, Blue/Orange Lines

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

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

Renwick Gallery
Grand Salon
1661 Pennsylvania Avenue (at 17th Street), NW
Metro: Farragut North, Red Line
or Farragut West, Blue/Orange Lines
Ronald Reagan International Conference Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Metro: Federal Triangle, Blue/Orange Lines
S. Dillon Ripley Center (Room TBD)
1100 Jefferson Drive, SW
Metro: Smithsonian station, Mall exit, Blue/Orange Lines
Smithsonian Castle
1000 Jefferson Drive, SW
Metro: Smithsonian station, Mall exit, Blue/Orange Lines

US Navy Memorial Foundation Auditorium
701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter, Green/Yellow Lines
Voice of America Bulding Auditorium
330 Independence Avenue, SW
(enter on C St.; Wilbur J. Cohen Building)
Metro: Federal Center SW, Blue/Orange Lines
Warner Brothers Theater (formerly Carmichael Auditorium)
National Museum of American History
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW
Metro: Smithsonian station, Mall exit, Blue/Orange Lines

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Other locations (not shown on venue map):

Greenberg Theatre
4200 Wisconsin Ave.
Metro: Tenleytown AU, Red Line
Katzen Arts Center
American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave.
Metro: Tenleytown AU, Red Line
Mayflower Hotel
STUDY TOURS: bus pickup location (most overnight tours)
1127 Connecticut Ave NW (Bus pickup on DeSales Street )
Metro: Farragut North, Red Line
Meridian House
Meridian House International Center
1630 Crescent Place, NW
National Building Museum
401 F Street NW
Metro: Judiciary Square, F Street exit, Red Line
Gallery Place-Chinatown station, Yellow/Green Lines
National Zoological Park (National Zoo)
3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Metro: Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan,
Connecticut Ave & Woodley Rd. exit, Red Line

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METRO NOTES:

Station/Entrance		Closes at
Smithsonian - Mall Entrance		10 PM
Smithsonian - Independence Avenue/12th Street Entrance		Midnight; 2 AM Sat./Sun.
Gallery Place		Midnight; 2 AM Sat./Sun.
Federal Triangle		Midnight; 2 AM Sat./Sun.

Call 202-637-7000 to check on the last train to your destination.

Accessibility Maps
Entrances, curb cuts, designated parking and more

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

National Mall
Smithsonian museums on or near the National Mall

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

Venues
Most frequently used locations for events