Through the preservation and interpretation of our postal and philatelic collections, the Smithsonian National Postal Museum educates, challenges, and inspires its audiences on the breadth of American experiences.

The Smithsonian Institution’s National Postal Museum welcomes you into the world of the mail and stamp collecting, and lets you experience how letters travel, who delivers them, and how the postal system has touched the lives of so many people all over the world.

National Postal Museum entrance as seen from Union Station Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Closed December 25. Admission is always free! Location and Directions. Our entrance is on the corner of First Street and Massachusetts Avenue NE. …

Find answers to questions that are frequently asked about the National Postal Museum and about the history of postal service and philately.

Google Arts & Culture Street View features 360-degree panoramas leading you through the galleries of the museum. Launch Google Arts & Culture Virtual Tour. Please note: the selection of objects and images on this virtual tour may differ from the items currently on exhibit in the museum galleries.

Jan 1, 2020 · The National Postal Museum’s many exhibition galleries present America’s postal history from Colonial times to the present, while its collections contain prestigious U.S. and international postal issues and specialized collections, archival postal documents and 3-D objects.

The Museum's galleries explore America's postal history and philately from colonial times to the present. Here are just a few examples of what you'll see in the museum.

With more than 6 million objects, the National Postal Museum has the second-largest collection of all Smithsonian museums. From philatelic rarities, to objects that enable postal operations, the rich and varied collection represents stories from around the globe, from the past to the present.

Jun 27, 2014 · The answer to these questions unfolds in Systems at Work, a permanent exhibition at the National Postal Museum. Systems at Work recreates the paths of letters, magazines, parcels, and other mail as they travel from sender to recipient over the last 200 years.

Sep 23, 2013 · The National Postal Museum's galleries explore America's postal history from colonial times to the present. Visitors learn how mail has been transported and the wondrous diversity of postage stamps.