Smithsonian Museums & National Zoo To Open Monday Despite Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork) -- Despite the federal government shutdown, now in its second day, the National Zoo in Washington and Smithsonian museums will be opened to visitors for at least Monday.
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This includes the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum on Manhattan's Upper East Side and the National Museum of the American Indian in Lower Manhattan.
Update: The Smithsonian, including its museums, research centers & the National Zoo, will be OPEN Monday, Jan. 22.
— Smithsonian (@smithsonian) January 20, 2018
The Smithsonian can use prior year funds still available to us to do so. We will update our status beyond Monday as soon as we know. #governmentshutdown
On Saturday, the Smithsonian tweeted it has leftover funding from previous years it can use to resume normal operations for Monday.
There's no word yet on anything beyond that.