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One museum, two locations

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.

What's On

What's On

  • Events
  • Exhibitions
  • IMAX and Planetarium
Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin on the Moon

At the museum and online

Discover our exhibitions and participate in programs both in person or virtually.

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Explore

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  • Collections
  • On demand
  • For researchers
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Dive deep into air and space

Browse our collections, stories, research, and on demand content.

Learn

Learn

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  • Learning resources
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  • Professional development
  • Education monthly theme
Women in Aviation and Space Family Day

For teachers and parents

Bring the Air and Space Museum to your learners, wherever you are.

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Accessing the Collections

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Accessing the collections
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Accessing the collections
  • Search the Archives
  • Plan your visit
  • Research request
Rights and reproductions
  • Rights requests
  • Obtaining reproductions
  • Pricing & fees
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Archival collections
  • Technical and scale drawings
  • Aircraft technical manuals
  • Captured German & Japanese air technical documents
  • Technical reference files
  • Film Archives
  • Photo Archives
  • Audio collections
  • Aircraft history cards
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Explore Online

Finding aids and digital content are available for many of our collections. Start your search here.

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Plan a Visit

Explore the archival records for yourself at our reading room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. Researchers must make appointments for visits. 

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National Air and Space Museum

6th St. and Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20560

202-633-2214

Open daily
10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Free Timed-Entry Passes
Required

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151

703-572-4118

Open daily
10:00 am - 5:30 pm
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