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Visitor Information

How to see current exhibits on the NIH campus.

VISITING THE EXHIBITS

Exhibits are located in the Clinical Center (Building 10) and in the lobbies of Buildings 45 and 50. The NIH campus is located at 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland.

Metro's red line trains run directly to NIH at the Medical Center Station. A free campus shuttle is available from the Metro stop to the Clinical Center , although the Clinical Center is within easy walking distance.

During the week, limited visitor parking is available on the NIH campus in designated areas. On weekends, employee spaces are available to visitors, except for posted restrictions.

For more information on campus and building locations, please access the following resources:

•  Bethesda Area Map

•  NIH Campus Map

•  Metrorail System Map

VISITING THE HISTORY OFFICE
The staff of the History Office and Museum maintains a reference collection of information about NIH History that is available for public access by special arrangement. In addition, the Stetten Museum 's collections and the History Office's photograph archive may also be examined. Contact the NIH Historian at 301-496-6610.

SECURITY
http://www.nih.gov/about/visitorsecurity.htm (plus a link to the onsite exhibits page).

CURRENT ONSITE EXHIBITS
•  Deciphering the Genetic Code: Marshal Nirenberg

•  The Stadtman Way: A Tale of Two Biochemists at NIH

•  Varian A-60 NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance)

•  Past in the Present

•  Dr. Albert Kapikian's Electron Microcsope