RSS FeedNewseum Closing In January 2020 – Building Sold To Johns Hopkins
It’s not news by now but we do need to mark the upcoming end of an era as 2019 will be the last full year that the Newseum will operate at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW due to Johns Hopkins University’s buying and taking over the building. The Newseum will move on to other as yet unknown pastures. We had high hopes when this media museum opened in April of 2008 and visited the building on a number of occasions for different reasons. We always enjoyed the visit. We also regularly stopped by to read the front pages of newspapers from around the United States to see what perspectives were of our American brothers and sisters.
The unparalleled vistas from the conference rooms and party space, the comfortable apartment residences that wrap the north side of the building, the delicious Wolfgang Puck’s The Source restaurant on the ground floor, and the museum itself were always top notch experiences. However, we never saw the museum itself bustling in a way that made us think that it was going to be successful in the same way the other free museums around town are successful. Of course, it’s the free part that’s a tough nut to crack in Washington. When the competition is free a museum really needs to stand out and deliver value for the admission fee which currently stands at $24.95 for an adult retail ticket. (Tickets are valid for 2 consecutive days which is a good idea!) The Washington Post offers this historical view.
A Washington Post ‘Letter to the Editor’ points out the critical mission of the Newseum. We couldn’t agree more. There’s no doubt in our minds that more than ever in this era of fake news, a curated historical, current, and future looking showcase of journalism and news gathering is important to put on display.
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