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Newseum collection. The mission of the Newseum, located in Washington, D.C., is to increase public understanding of the importance of a free press and the First Amendment. Visitors experience the story of news, the role of a free press in major events in history, and how the core freedoms of the First Amendment — religion, speech, press ...
Jul 19, 2019 · Maria Bryk/Newseum. The Newseum in Washington, DC is a high-tech, interactive museum that both promotes and explains, as well as defends free expression. Focusing on the five freedoms of the First Amendment—religion, speech, press, assembly, and petitions—the museum's seven levels of interactive exhibits include 15 galleries and 15 theaters.
Oct 3, 2019 · October 3, 2019. Sam Kittner/Newseum. Citing financial difficulties, the Newseum, a museum dedicated to the history of journalism, First Amendment freedoms and the free press, will close...
Dec 5, 2019 · The museum will close to the public Dec. 31. The Freedom Forum, the Newseum’s creator and primary funder, sold the Newseum’s Washington, D.C., building in January after years of financial...
Feb 1, 2019 · During the same 10-year span, the Newseum’s rental and catering revenue kept the organization afloat, averaging $15.2 million — more than double the amount generated by admissions. Meanwhile ...
Dec 20, 2019 · Born in the age of high hopes, the Newseum dies in the days of fake news. The Newseum, designed by architect James Polshek, is just blocks from the U.S. Capitol. (Katherine Frey/The Washington...
Dec 11, 2019 · What Will The Newseum Look Like When (Or If) It Reopens? Local Leaders Weigh In The museum has faced financial struggles for years. It will vacate its flagship Pennsylvania Avenue building on...
