Notice
The Curator Branch of the NHHC at the Washington Navy Yard has relocated collections deemed to be at "High Risk" to new storage facilities. These facilities are not co-located with the Curator Branch, limiting access. Please take this into account when requesting information with regard to these collections. Email inquiries to nhhccurator@navy.mil.

As principal custodian of the Navy's material heritage, the Curator Branch ensures the proper documentation, care, and preservation of the Navy's historical artifacts, 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
Visiting and Transportation Information

Hours

Mon-Fri:  8am to 3:30pm
Closed weekends and federal holidays

Contact

Phone: (202) 433-2318
Email: nhhccurator@navy.mil

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

More Information

• List of Medal of Honor Holdings
• Builder's, Memorial, and Historical Data Plaques
• Information for Commands Being Disestablished, Deactivated, or Decommissioned
• OPNAV Instruction 5750.13: Historical Properties of the Navy