National Geographic plans to open a 100,000-square-foot museum in downtown D.C. by mid-2026, the organization announced Monday.

The National Geographic Society just announced plans for a huge new museum at its Dupont Circle campus. Why it matters: The Museum of Exploration, slated to open in mid-2026, is the biggest expansion in the educational nonprofit's 136-year history,

The National Geographic Society is opening a new museum at its downtown D.C. campus that will be substantially larger than its former museum that closed last year.