What's New for Researchers
March 2020
- Notice to NARA Researchers and FOIA Requesters. More information about the National Archives' response to coronavirus can be found at archives.gov/coronavirus.
- All public research rooms, museums, and event spaces at all National Archives facilities will be closing at close of business Friday, March 13, 2020, until further notice due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
February 2020
- National Archives research rooms are closed on Monday, February 17, for Washington's Birthday. Museums in Washington, DC, and at the Presidential Libraries will be open.
January 2020
- All research rooms will be closed for the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 20.
December 2019
- Research Room Holiday Closures
- Christmas: Closed all day on December 24 and December 25, 2019.
- New Year's: Closing at noon on December 31. Closed all day on January 1, 2020.
- Delayed Research Room Openings for Archives I (December 5) & Archives II (December 10)
November 2019
- Research Rooms will close at noon on Wednesday, November 27, for the Thanksgiving holiday and remain closed on Thanksgiving Day, November 28. Regular hours resume on Friday, November 29.
- All National Archives research rooms will be closed on Monday, November 11, 2019 for Veterans Day.
October 2019
- 2020 Federal Holidays and Research Room Closings
- All National Archives research rooms will be closed on Monday, October 14, 2019 for the Columbus Day holiday.
September 2019
- National Archives research rooms will be closed on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 for an In-Service Day (excludes the National Archives at Atlanta, Presidential Libraries, and Federal Records Centers).
- All National Archives research rooms will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2019 for the Labor Day holiday.
August 2019
July 2019
June 2019
- Move of U.S. Courts of Appeals & U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals Records from Washington, DC, to Kansas City
- Motion Picture Research Room (Room 4000) at Archives II in College Park, MD will be closed June 17 through June 28, 2019.
May 2019
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All National Archives research rooms will be closed on Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day.
- All research rooms at Archives II in College Park, Maryland, will be closed on May 7, 2019.
April 2019
February 2019
- Research rooms are closed on Monday, February 18, for Washington's Birthday. Museums in Washington, DC, and at the Presidential libraries will be open.