Just a warning for those visiting Washington, DC this coming weekend, that the
 NATO conference is going to be in town (4/23-25).  Numerous roads in the
 downtown area and around the Mall will be closed, as will a number of museums.

 All of the Smithsonian's museums on the Mall will be closed on Friday except
 the National Museum of American History, the National Museum of Natural
 History, and the National Air and Space Museum.  They will be open during
 normal business hours (10a-5:30p) but the cafeterias will be closed.  All of
 the SI museums will be open again by Saturday and Sunday.  The National Gallery
 of Art will be open during regular hours, as will the US Holocaust Memorial
 Museum.

 The Federal Triangle Metro station will be closed for a time as well.  And to
 tell you how bad they are expecting things to be, most Federal employees have
 been given the day off and DC schools will be closed.

 It looks like Friday will be the worst, but expect problems all weekend.  You
 can get more information from: http://wwww.washingtonpost.com (just do a search
 on "NATO conference").  They've had updates almost everyday.

 Welcome to Washington!

 kyra :)
 Dept. of Art and Artifacts
 US Holocaust Memorial Museum