National Geographic Society - Museum at Explorers Hall
National Geographic Society - Museum at Explorers Hall
If you are a fan of the National Geographic Society and National Geographic Explorer magazine, this museum is a must-see! Located in downtown Washington, D.C. the Museum at Explorers Hall is at the National Geographic Society Headquarters. The museum offers a vast array of exhibitions about the world. The museum offers changing as well as permanent displays, and some of them are even interactive. Enjoy many views of the different cultures and aspects of our world while engaging all of your senses.
Museum at Explorers Hall offers many changing exhibitions. One exhibition is about Napoleon Bonaparte. On display are several hundred objects which belonged to him. They offer a look into his life as it was and his personality. At the Grosvenor Auditorium in conjunction with this exhibition, a concert featuring music of 18th- and 19th-Century France will be presented by the Prima Vista String Quartet.
Another changing exhibition is entitled Megaflyover. This presentation features photographs by Mike Fay. The photos were taken as he flew over Africa to study the land as impacted by man.
One of the museum's permanent exhibitions is entitled Geographica. The presentation consists of a thirty-four-foot globe which is said to be the largest in the world. Interact with the display and learn all about primitive man and the earth's geography.
In the Grosvener Auditorium you can experience live presentations and lectures. Watch dance companies from all over the world. Enjoy an international film festival or view a film and then participate in a discussion with the filmmaker.
The Museum at Explorers Hall is devoted to the exploration of world cultures. The diversity and vibrancy of our ever-changing civilizations and ethnicities is conveyed in the displays by National Geographic.
The closest Metro stop to the museum is Farragut North, although Farragut West is not much farther. The museum is open seven days per week and is only closed Christmas Day. Admission is free!
