Jan 24, 2025 · 7:15 pm Deliver Remarks at the Smithsonian National Zoo's Opening Ceremony for DC’s Giant Pandas’ Public Debut Smithsonian National Zoo 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW Open to Pre-Credential Press *Closest Metro Station: Woodley Park - Zoo/Adams Morgan* *Closest ... Muriel Bowser. Mayor. Listen. Mayor Bowser Public Calendar for Friday, January ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, second from right, claps to the sounds of Crush Funk Brass Band during the opening ceremony celebrating the Smithsonian National Zoo's new Giant Pandas on ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Mayor Muriel Bowser greets Chinese ambassador Xie Feng at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's opening panda ceremony. Photo: Shannon Finney/Getty Images Zoom in: The young bears look friendly in their new habitat, feeding on locally raised bamboo every few hours and tumbling around in their active mornings and afternoons (zookeepers note they ...

Jan 24, 2025 · WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, officially made their debut at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on Friday morning. “We want our message to tourists to be clear, we have world class hotels, fantastic restaurants and pandas,” D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said. The 3 ...

Jan 24, 2025 · “I’ve always known a city of pandas, and we want to keep it that way,” said D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. The National Zoo marked the opening with a celebration, featuring the Smithsonian Secretary...

Jan 24, 2025 · The Smithsonian National Zoo's newest giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, are set to make their public debut Friday. ... including Woodley Park and Cleveland Park, the two closest to the zoo. The other stops include Dupont Circle, Metro Center and L’Enfant Plaza. ... just four months before I was born," said Mayor Muriel Bowser. "So like many ...

It's Visit the Zoo Day! We're proud that DC is home to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, where visitors can see elephants, alpacas, sea lions, and soon, giant pandas — all for FREE.

Jan 24, 2025 · Qing Bao, one of the Smithsonian National Zoo's new Giant Pandas, eats an apple on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. In November 2023, the National Zoo sent its three pandas — Tian Tian and Mei Xiang, who had lived there since 2000, and their cub Xiao Qi Ji — back to China, in advance of the expiration of their loan agreement and …

Jun 22, 2021 · WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser testified before the U.S. Senate Committee at a historic hearing for D.C. statehood. Her full testimony can be read in full below:

The National Zoological Park Historic District was added to the DC Inventory of Historic Sites in 1964 and listed on the National Register in 1973. The National Zoological Park Historic District Nomination and Historic District Map are accessible from this page.