Museums

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH MILITARY HISTORY Artifacts, photographs and memorabilia documenting the role of Jewish men and women in the U.S. armed forces. Open Monday-Friday 9 to 5. 1811 R St. NW. 202-265-6280.

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN"Identity by Design: Tradition, Change and Celebration in Native Women's Dresses," through Jan. 2. Open indefinitely: "Our Lives: Contemporary Life and Identities"; "Our Peoples: Giving Voice to Our Histories"; "Our Universes: Traditional Knowledge Shapes Our World"; "Return to a Native Place: Algonquian Peoples of the Chesapeake"; "Window on Collections: Many Hands, Many Voices." Permanent and rotating exhibitions about the history and culture of Native Americans. Open daily 10 to 5:30. Fourth and Independence SW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS"Italian Women Artists From Renaissance to Baroque," through July 15; "Sketchbooks," through July 15. Open indefinitely: Selections from the permanent collection and the silver collection. Open Monday-Saturday 10 to 5, Sunday noon to 5. $10, students and seniors $8, ages 18 and younger free; free on first Sunday each month. 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-5000.

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY"Temple of Invention: The History of a National Landmark" and "The Presidency and the Cold War," through July 8; "Great Britons: Treasures From the National Portrait Gallery, London," through Sept. 3; "Harry Benson: Being There," through Sept. 3; "Portraits of Sandra Day O'Connor," through Oct. 8; "Portraiture Now: Framing Memory," through Jan. 6; "Americans Now," through Jan. 6. Open daily 11:30 to 7. Eighth and F NW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM"Trailblazers & Trendsetters: Art of the Stamp," through Oct. 3; "Out of the Mails," through Jan. 1; "Postal Inspectors: The Silent Service," through Feb. 28, 2009. Open indefinitely: "Customers and Communities"; "Airmail in America"; "Artistic License: The Duck Stamp Story"; "Binding the Nation"; "Moving the Mail"; "On the Road," a history of city mail vehicles; "Stamps and Stories"; "What's in the Mail for You!"; "The Art of Cards and Letters." Open daily 10 to 5:30. 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-9849).

NATURAL HISTORY Open indefinitely: "African Voices"; "Forces of Change: Global Links, El Nino's Powerful Reach"; "Frozen in Time: The Iceman"; "Life in the Ancient Seas"; "Native Alaskan Cultures"; "T-Rex"; Kenneth E. Behring Hall of Mammals; Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems and Minerals; Discovery Center; Orkin Insect Zoo. Open daily 10 to 5:30. 10th and Constitution NW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

NAVAL HERITAGE CENTER Permanent and rotating exhibits of ship models, artifacts, photographs and memorabilia. Open Monday-Saturday 9:30 to 5. U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-737-2300.

NAVY MUSEUM"A Vision of History"; "Commodore Perry and the Opening of Japan"; "Dive, Dive: U.S. Navy Submarine Force"; "Joshua Barney's Chesapeake Bay Flotilla"; "Navigating the Dead Sea: U.S. Navy 1848 Expedition"; "Polar Exploration"; "Securing the Seas for Union Victory"; "Spanish-American War"; "Spanning Three Centuries: Museums on the Washington Navy Yard"; "The American Revolution and the French Alliance"; "The Forgotten Wars of the 19th Century." Open by appointment only Monday-Friday 9 to 4, Saturday-Sunday 10 to 5. Building 70, Washington Navy Yard, Ninth and M SE. 202-433-6897.

OLD GUARD MUSEUM"An Old Guard History"; "The Old Guard Today." Open Monday-Saturday 9 to 4, Sunday 1 to 4. Building 249, Sheridan Avenue, Fort Myer, Arlington. 703-696-6670.

PHILLIPS COLLECTION"Lyrical Color: Morris Louis, Gene Davis, Kenneth Noland and the Washington Color School," through July 29. Permanent collection of 19th- and 20th-century European and American paintings. Open Friday-Saturday and Tuesday-Wednesday 10 to 5, Sunday 11 to 6, Thursday 10 to 8:30 (closed Monday). 1600 21st St. NW. 202-387-2151.

RENWICK"From the Ground Up: Renwick Craft Invitational 2007," through July 22; "George Catlin's Indian Gallery," indefinitely. Permanent collection of American crafts. Open daily 10 to 5:30. 17th and Pennsylvania NW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY"Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia," indefinitely. Open indefinitely: "Arts of China"; "Fountains of Light: Islamic Metalwork From the Nuhad Es-Said Collection"; "Luxury Arts of Silk Route Empires"; "Metalwork and Ceramics From Ancient Iran"; "Sculpture of South and Southeast Asia." Open daily 10 to 5:30. 1050 Independence Ave. SW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).