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In DC not everything is run by the fed govt. Spy Museum, Holocaust, and Newseum are private.
Some particular national monuments can stay open if they are not funded through appropriated federal funds or they have secondary funding that will keep them open, though with some reduction of hours or staff.
Over the summer during the sequestration/furloughs where many national parks curtailed operations and cut programs a few national parks ( grand Teton ) had full operations because they received funds through charities. Other example are joint state/federal govt operations, or memorials for presidents or famous figures who get funding through non federal sources ( states, charity, family estates).
Monuments and memorials on military bases may stay fully operational because their funding comes from non appropriated funds.
State/Other programs that get federal funding may not be affected starting October but could be affected starting in January because their federal funds they get are designed to cover a calendar year period ( not federal fiscal year) so they are fully funded through December. Some School/Colege programs could have been paid out in FY13 money that covered through the current school year, while others will be affected because they were designed to be paid out with FY14 money.