Museums

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY -- EXPLORERS HALL"Shaolin: Temple of Zen-Photographs by Justin Guariglia," through Sept. 7; "China's Forgotten Fleet Voyages of Zheng He," through Sept. 7; "A Camera, Two Kids and a Camel," through Sept. 14. Mon-Sat 9 am- 5 pm. 1145 17th St. NW. 202-857-7588.

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CIVIL WAR MEDICINE"Building on the Past: Military Medicine for the 21st Century"; "Nurses of the Civil War"; "The Art of Embalming the Dead During the American Civil War." Permanent exhibit: Collections of medical equipment, photographs, camp re-creations and memorabilia related to medical care during the Civil War are on display. Open Monday-Saturday 10 to 4, Sunday 11 to 4. $6.50; $6 seniors; $4.50 children; ages 10 and younger free. 48 E. Patrick St., Frederick. 301-695-1864.

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CRIME & PUNISHMENT Permanent exhibit: Various displays on the history of crime, crime-fighting and punishment in the United States. Open daily from 9 to 7, through August. $17.95, seniors and ages 5 to 11 $14.95, younger free. 575 Seventh St. NW. 202-393-1099.

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE Open indefinitely: "Evolution of the Microscope"; "From a Single Cell"; "Human Body, Human Being"; "To Bind Up the Nation's Wounds." Open daily 10 to 5:30. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Building 54, 6900 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-782-2200.

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS"Modern Love: Gifts to the Collection from Heather and Tony Podesta," through Sept. 21; "Something Pertaining to God: The Patchwork Art of Rosie Lee Tompkins," through Sept. 21. 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 MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN 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 exhibits: Displays about the history and culture of Native Americans. Open daily 10 to 5:30. Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY"Edward Steichen: Portraits," through Sept. 1; "Zaida Ben-Yusuf: New York Portrait Photographer," through Sept. 1; "Kate: A Centennial Celebration," through Oct. 5; "Recognize! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture," through Oct. 26; "Herblock's Presidents: Puncturing Pomposity," through Nov. 30; "Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture," through Feb. 8. Open daily 11:30 to 7. Eighth and F NW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM"Rarity Revealed: The Benjamin K. Miller Collection," through Jan. 12; "Postal Inspectors: The Silent Service," through Feb. 28. 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"; "Victory Mail"; "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"Discovering Rastafari," through Nov. 8. Open indefinitely: "African Voices"; "Frozen in Time: The Iceman"; Korea Gallery; "Life in the Ancient Seas"; "Live Butterflies"; "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. Tenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

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.

NEWSEUM Permanent exhibit: Displays trace the history of journalism, with interactive exhibitions in 14 galleries, 15 theaters and two broadcast studios; "G-Men and Journalists: Top News Stories of the FBI's First Century," indefinitely. Open daily from 9 to 5. Timed-entry tickets $20, seniors $18, age 7 to 12 $13, younger free. 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 888-639-7386.

PHILLIPS COLLECTION"Brett Weston: Out of the Shadow," through Sept. 7 ($12); "Diebenkorn in New Mexico," Richard Diebenkorn's formative and relatively little-known Albuquerque period (1950-52) is the focus of this show through Sept. 7 ($12); "The Great American Epic: Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series," through Oct. 26 ($12, seniors and students $10, ages 18 and younger free). Permanent exhibit: 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). Admission to permanent collection, Saturdays and Sundays $12, seniors and students $10, ages 18 and younger free; Tuesdays-Fridays by donation. 1600 21st St. NW. 202-387-2151.