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Newseum
(Now Closed)Museum
Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown, Washington
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Ashley ShumwayNovember 17, 2013Watch the video about the journalists who reported on September 11. And bring some tissues. It's very enlightening. #mco435
C-SPANJune 25, 2010Newseum numbers: 250,000 sq. ft., 35,000 historic newspaper front pages, 15 theaters, 8 sections of the Berlin Wall (each is 3 tons), First Amendment tablet on Pennsylvania Ave. is 50 tons of marble.
Check out the "This Week" (formerly with George Stephanopoulos) studio on level 3. Take the "insider" tour twice and compare the docents' different (often conflicting) facts schpiels...
Paull YoungJanuary 3, 2012Awesome museum, well worth the admission price. Plan for at least 4-5 hours here.
Stephanie HolguinAugust 17, 2011Be sure to let the kids (and adults) report the news in front of a live camera in the Interactive Newsroom. #fun
Danielle TuasonSeptember 17, 2011TeamTRI Tip: Don't miss the interactive newsroom! Grab a microphone and report the news in front of a live camera.
Domini LeNoirDecember 1, 2011Great place to be when something major is going on in the world... Get to see all different points of view
Iffat JokhioApril 6, 2015Was pretty neat. Way less crowded than the smithsonians but there's also an entrance fee. It is pretty pricey, so only go if you're really interested.
Duygu GüvençJune 10, 2019A museum against freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of media ... Great disappointment...
Wishmi SamJanuary 2, 2015Great Article. kids world | kids and children social network | kids chat
Call ahead to see if things are functioning. Nothing is working today. Well, there is one thing working: the machine that takes your money. This place is on an escalating decline.
Shikha PotdarJune 21, 2010The best part is the gallery of photographs with the different headlines in history, including the picture of the child on fire from the Vietnam War.
Mike B.June 11, 2011The Katrina exhibit is one of the best exhibits I've seen in a long time. Very well done.
Paul EdwardsJuly 15, 2013Skip the orientation video. Didn't help and was confusing. Start at the top and work you way down. The Pulitzer Prize photo room is too intense format kids.
Deb WApril 23, 2011Get here early. You will definitely want as much time as possible to see everything the Newseum has to offer!
Maz BerrahoJanuary 6, 2011911 section was well done. Really emotional display. Vast collection of everything from around the world. Amazing place. :)
Marcel EJanuary 31, 2015The baby boomers exhibit has Woz but it's missing Jobs...dropped the ball there.
Jessie Van AmburgMarch 19, 2013Don't miss the Pulitzer Prize winning photos gallery. Incredibly moving collection.
Ree-An AJune 18, 2011A real feast for the eyes: textures, attention to detail, installations, environmental graphics, photography... Visual artists would be delighted :-)
Kathleen WalpoleAugust 16, 2011Go to the top of the museum and take a great photo with the Capitol in the background!
NBC PoliticsJuly 19, 2012On June 13th, Mitt Romney addressed the Business Roundtable's Quarterly Meeting, outlining the agenda he would pursue in his first 100 days in office.
The new HP exhibit is a really cool virtual presentation projection.. It's pretty futuristic
Sys EAugust 27, 2012Newscorp employees get in free! Other journalists get discount admission - even non-American journos.
Alexandra MoranMarch 30, 2013Actually a pretty emotional experience to relive some of the world changing and horrible experiences of our past
Intelligence Squared U.S. DebatesOctober 28, 2011Intelligence Squared hosted their first debate in Washington, D.C. at the Newseum - an unforgettable debate on the cyber war threat - do you think it's been grossly exaggerated?
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"Line gets super long on busy days! Highly recommend getting a reservation for a timed visit."
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