(The Hill) - The Smithsonian Institution should be able to remain open for another week but will close should the government shutdown persist beyond next Saturday.

Smithsonian museums, research centers, and the National Zoo are open today and will remain open through our scheduled closing time on Saturday, Oct. 11," the institution wrote in a post on social platform X.

"If the government shutdown continues past Oct. 11, Smithsonian locations will be closed beginning on Sunday, Oct. 12," it added.

The collection of museums previously stated, before government funding lapsed, that its entities would stay open until Oct. 6.

"The Smithsonian will use prior-year funds still available to us to remain open," the statement read.

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