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As principal custodian of the Navy's material heritage, the Curator Branch ensures the proper documentation, care, and preservation of the Navy's historical artifact and photograph collections, and makes them available to the Navy and to the public in order to develop a better understanding of and fuller support for the Navy.

Location:

Washington Navy Yard, second floor of Building 108
Map of the Washington Navy Yard and Information on Visiting the Naval Historical Center

Hours:

Monday and Tuesday: 0800 - 1530 (8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
Wednesday: CLOSED
Thursday and Friday: 0800 - 1530 (8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
CLOSED: Weekends and Federal holidays
Phone: (202) 433-2318

About the Branch:

• Branch Functions
• Materials Section
  • Artifact Loan Program
  • Conditions for the Custody and Care of Navy Historical Property
  • How to Borrow Navy Historical Property
  • Online Exhibit of Selected Artifacts
  • Sources for the Study of Naval Equipment
• Photographic Section
  • Availability of Photographs of U.S. Navy Subjects

More Information:

• Builder's, Memorial, and Historical Data Plaques
• OPNAV Instruction 5750.13: Historical Properties of the Navy

Visiting the Branch:

• Transportation and Parking
• Eating Facilities

03 August 2004