RESEARCH ROOM hours at NARA to change

Press Release

March 11, 2013

Reduction of Public Hours at National Archives Facilities in the Washington, DC Area

Washington, DC…Effective Friday, March 15,  2013, the National Archives will reduce public hours at two locations in the Washington, DC, area as part of actions it is taking due to sequestration.   These reductions will affect exhibit spaces and research rooms at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, and research rooms at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

Our exhibit spaces at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, are normally open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. seven days a week. In the past, we offered extended hours from March 15 through Labor Day, when we stayed open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week.  We will no longer offer these extended hours.  The exhibit spaces at the National Archives Building in Washington DC will remain open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., seven days a week, year round. Please note that the last admission will be at 5:00 p.m.

Our research rooms at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, and the National Archives at College Park, Maryland, are normally open to researchers six days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. three days a week (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday). We will no longer offer these extended hours.  The research rooms will remain open to researchers from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, year round.

In announcing the reduced hours, David S. Ferriero, the Archivist of the United States said:  “We don’t take these reductions lightly.  We are working hard to achieve our mission and minimize disruptions to the services we provide to the public.”

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 For press information, contact the National Archives Public Affairs staff at (202) 357-5300.