LinkLinks DCist: With The Smithsonians Closed, Private Museums Say Their Visitor Numbers Are Up By Editor On Jan 7, 2019 31 Share Since the Smithsonian museums closed their doors just after the new year, the number of federal workers who have visited the Phillips Collection—where one can contemplate life from within the confines of a 6-by-7-foot room made entirely of wax—has quadrupled over the previous week of the government shutdown. In the past week, a representative says, 400 visitors have used their federal ID to receive free admission to the museum. Government ShutdownLincoln's CottageMuseum of the BibleMuseumsMuseums and GalleriesNational Museum of Women in the ArtsNewseumPhillips Collection 31 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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