Visitors in line at the Smithsonian Institute's National Air and Space Museum following the end of the federal government shutdown in Washington, DC, on Friday. Pete Kiehart/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are welcoming members of the public back after weeks of closures because of the government shutdown.

The Smithsonian Institution, which receives federal funding and comprises the largest museum complex in the world, closed as the shutdown entered its third week after initially using budget funds from previous years to stay open. The facilities are now reopening on a rolling basis through Monday.

After a month shuttered from the public, the zoo opened its gates Saturday morning to visitors from near and far.

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