Inside National Geographic’s brand-new Museum of Exploration

A New Era of Exploration: Inside the New National Geographic Museum

By Hannah Beil For 138 years, the National Geographic Society has defined the spirit of discovery. This Friday, June 26, that legacy takes physical form in the new 100,000-square-foot Museum […]

A Peek Inside National Geographic’s New Museum

The Geographic Society's new Museum of Exploration DC opens June 26.

How the Reimagined National Geographic Museum Hopes to Inspire a New Generation of Conservationists

A view of the light show during the unveiling of National Geographic Museum of Exploration on June 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. —Paul Morigi—Getty ImagesFor over a century, National Geographic’s “base camp” in Washington, D.C. served as a home base—and on occasion literal home—to the organization's many explorers. When the pandemic hit, the organization began to think up what a new version of the headquarters might look like. “An organization com…

National Geographic Museum celebrates reopening with selfie pop-ups around DC

Talk about a glow-up!  National Geographic’s Museum of Exploration hosts its grand reopening Friday, and it’s celebrating with pop-up displays citywide...

Inside National Geographic’s brand-new Museum of Exploration

A bold museum in Washington, D.C., lets visitors experience how scientists, adventurers, and storytellers reveal the world’s wonder—one artifact at a time.

A Preview Of The National Geographic Museum Of Exploration And The Rolex Landing

It was about halfway through James Cameron's speech on the Rolex Landing at the new National Geographic Museum of Exploration in Washington, D.C., that I glanced up. There, suspended above my head, was a familiar yellow object. To the uninitiated (and less nerdy), it might look like an alien spaceship from a low-budget sci-fi film. But I knew what it was immediately: Jacques Cousteau's soucoupe, the diving saucer from his 1964 documentary, "Worl…