NBCWashington: Metro stations, museum hours: Here's what Jimmy Carter's funeral will change in DC
Changes so far include street closures in Downtown D.C. near the Capitol, museum closures, bus route changes and the closure of at least one Metro station.
By Maggie More • Published January 4, 2025 • Updated on January 4, 2025
The state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter takes place in D.C. on Thursday, and the District will see changes all week long as the city prepares for the massive national event.
Many of the changes are designed to enhance security in the city ahead of the high-profile event, which takes place about a week after a terrorist attack in New Orleans and just days after Congress will certify the 2024 election results at the U.S. Capitol.
Changes so far include street closures in Downtown D.C. near the Capitol, museum closures, bus route changes and the closure of at least one Metro station.
Here's what to know.
Road closures
Bus route changes
Metro station closures
WMATA is closing the Archives-Navy Memorial Metro station starting on Monday, Jan. 6 at 5 p.m., through all of Jan. 7 and reopening at 5 a.m. on Jan. 8.
Trains for the Yellow and Green Lines will bypass the station during the closure, WMATA said.
The United States Navy Memorial will be the site of one of the events honoring Carter, according to a press release from the memorial.
On Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 2 p.m., "President Carter's remains will be transferred from a hearse to a horse-drawn caisson at the United States Navy Memorial and Visitors Center before proceeding to the United States Capitol."
Carter authorized the construction of the memorial in 1980, and chose the memorial as the site for that part of his funeral.
Carter also spent years in service in the U.S. Navy, and said it gave him the values of "courage, self-sacrifice, idealism, and self-discipline," the memorial said in the release.
Museum closures
Because of all of the street closures near the National Mall, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History will be closed to the public on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
The ceremonies honoring Carter and the associated street closures make the Natural History museum inaccessible from the street. The museum shared the update on its website and in a social media post to X.
All other Smithsonian museums will be open as usual.