The movie Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, the sequel to the original Night at the Museum, was officially released to the public.
Principal photography began for the movie Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.
Principal photography for Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian was completed.
Larry Daley discovers that the magical tablet that animates the museum exhibits is missing from the American Museum of Natural History.
Larry travels to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. to search for the tablet and tries to retrieve it.
The exhibits in the Smithsonian museum come to life at night just like in the New York museum, confirming the tablet powers extend here.
The evil Pharaoh Kahmunrah escapes from his exhibit and plans to use the tablet's power to conquer the world.
Larry teams up with historic figures including Amelia Earhart, Ivan the Terrible, and others to stop Kahmunrah's plan.
A battle erupts inside the Smithsonian between Larry and his allies against Kahmunrah and his undead army.
Larry recovers the enchanted tablet and uses it to defeat Kahmunrah, restoring order to the museum exhibits.
With the tablet safe, all exhibits return to their static displays until the next night at the museum event.
