Happy Holidays! The Smithsonian is Closed on Christmas Day
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ on the National Mall
Jesse Rhodes
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Smithsonian Gardens greenhouse
Smithsonian Gardens
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
Smithsonian Gardens
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National Museum of American History
Smithsonian Gardens
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Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery
Smithsonian Gardens
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Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery
Smithsonian Gardens
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National Museum of the American Indian
Smithsonian Gardens
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National Air and Space Museum
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Twas the Night Before Christmas
and here on the Mall,
Not a creature was stirring in the museum's vast halls
Full of objects and trinkets selected with care
By curators hoping you'd all soon be there.
Alas and alack, on only one day of the year,
The Smithsonian closes. But don't shed a tear—
The day after Christmas the doors will swing wide
To let you all in. But until then, enjoy a few slides.
(Well really, they're photos–you know what we mean)
Of gardens and buildings that look really keen
They're all gussied up for the holiday season.
We're pretty darn sure you'll find them appeasing.
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