Hours:
- 10 to 5:30
Closed December 25
Metro:
- Smithsonian Station (Use Mall exit)
Location:
- 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW
Washington, DC
Phone/Website:
- http://www.si.edu/ripley/
- (202) 633-1000 (voice/tape)
- (202) 633-5285 (TTY)
- info@si.edu
Enter at the copper dome on Jefferson Drive next to the Castle.
The Discovery Theater offers the best in live performing arts for young people. Each season more than 30 performances feature puppets, music, theater, storytelling, dance and cutting-edge science for groups and families. Visit DiscoveryTheater.org or call 202-633-8700.
Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) showcases 40 to 50 exhibitions in cities across the nation every year. Look for a Smithsonian traveling exhibition scheduled to visit your community at sites.si.edu.
"Panamanian Passages" (closes May 31)
"Women and Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America" (closes April 25)
"Revealing Culture" (opens June 8, 2010).
Although the Ripley Center does not have an on-site cafe, many Smithsonian museums do.
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