The National Air and Space Museum is Transforming!
The Mission to Transform the Museum
The National Air and Space Museum finishing its a monumental multi-year renovation, which began in 2018.
Thirteen new and reimagined galleries are now open. The remaining galleries and spaces will reopen throughout 2026, including five opening on our 50th anniversary, July 1st.
Building on a commitment from Congress, we raised $285 million goal to bring new artifacts, stories, and interactive experiences to our exhibitions and renovate the entire Museum, inside and out.
Mission Stats
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Seven Reimagined Galleries Opening in 2026
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Artist’s rendering depicts the forthcoming National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe gallery featuring a starry night sky at center with various telescopes and models surrounding it.
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Flight and the Arts Center
Opens July 1, 2026
The new Flight and the Arts Center will explore the relationships between art and the transformative power of the experience of flight through both the display of our permanent collection and new and engaging temporary exhibitions. The first temporary exhibition will be "The Ascent of Rauschenberg."
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Textron How Things Fly
Opens July 1, 2026
In this hands-on exhibition, nearly 50 interactives work together with featured artifacts to communicate the idea that the forces of lift, weight, drag, and thrust guide the design and function of everything that flies.
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RTX Living in the Space Age will explore how innovations in space technology have transformed our lives.
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Jay I. Kislak World War II in the Air
Opens July 1, 2026
The exhibition will feature people and artifacts that put aviation at the center of the twentieth century’s largest and most impactful conflict and made America a superpower.
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At Home in Space
Opens October 30, 2026
An immersive, highly interactive exhibition, At Home in Space will take visitors along a 40+ year journey of learning how humans can live and work in space continuously and venture beyond Earth orbit.
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Modern Military Aviation
Opens October 30, 2026
From the outset of the Cold War to the present, aviation has redefined military power, geopolitics, and technological development. These monumental developments in aerospace technologies will be on display in the new Modern Military Aviation gallery.
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