Anacostia Museum - explores American history, society, and creative expression from an African American perspective. Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

1901 Fort Place, SE, Washington, DC 20020 | 202-633-4820

Open Daily, 10AM to 5PM (closed Dec. 25) | Free admission

Freer & Sackler Galleries - Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery; features the art of Asia. Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

National Mall - The Sackler Gallery: 1050 Independence Avenue, SW; The Freer Gallery of Art: Jefferson Drive at 12th Street, SW. The two museums are connected by an underground exhibition space.

Open Daily, 10AM to 5:30PM (closed Dec. 25) | Free admission

Govinda Gallery - Privately owned gallery; features music-related art exhibitions, often by musician artists.

1227 34th Street NW, Washington DC 20007 | 202-333-1180

Tuesday – Saturday, 11AM – 6PM

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden - Features modern art. Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

National Mall at corner of Independence Avenue and Seventh Street SW in Washington, DC.

Open Daily, Museum: 10AM - 5PM; Plaza: 7:30AM - 5:30PM; Sculpture Garden: 7:30 AM - dusk | Free admission, donations are accepted

National Gallery of Art - West Wing features pre-20th Century Art, East Wing (by architect I.M. Pei) features more recent art and other rotating exhibitions.

National Mall between Third and Seventh Streets at Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC

Monday - Saturday, 10AM - 5PM; Sunday, 11AM - 6PM | Free admission

National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden - Sculpture park adjacent to the National Gallery of Art.

National Mall at 7th Street, N.W., bounded by Constitution Avenue and Madison Drive, and 7th and 9th Streets, N.W.

Monday - Saturday, 10AM - 5PM; Sunday, 11AM - 6PM | Free admission

National Museum of African Art - Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

950 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20560 | 202-633-4600

Open Daily, 10AM to 5:30PM (closed Dec. 25) | Free admission

National Portrait Gallery - Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

Patent Office Building located at 8th and F Streets, NW, Washington, D.C., 20560

This museum is closed for extensive renovations, and is scheduled to reopen July 4, 2006.

Renwick Gallery - Features American crafts and decorative arts from the 19th to 21st centuries. Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

1661 Pennsylvania Avenue (at 17th Street) N.W., Washington DC 20006 | 202-633-2850

Open Daily, 10AM to 5:30PM (closed Dec. 25) | Free admission