Newseum
Covering Katrina
Opening August 27
Marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, this new exhibit looks at the storm and its aftermath through the eyes of the journalists who reported the story.
Dramatic artifacts include boats and bicycles used by reporters to travel through flooded streets and professional and personal objects damaged by the storm. Iconic photographs, memorable news broadcasts, and newspaper front pages from around the world will chronicle media coverage of the hurricane as it unfolded and the destruction the hurricane left behind.
More information
www.newseum.org
Newseum
555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
888.639.7386
(888.NEWSEUM on phones only)
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Friday, August 20, 2010
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Newseum Announces April 11 Grand Opening
Free Admission on Opening Day
The Newseum, the world's most interactive museum, will open its new $450 million, seven-level museum on historic Pennsylvania Avenue in the nation's capital on Friday, April 11. In its 14 major galleries, 15 theaters, two broadcast studios and a 4-D time-travel experience, the new Newseum blends five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and innovation.
The Grand Opening will include free admission for the public on April 11 and a live broadcast of a portion of ABC's "Good Morning America" from the Newseum. Additional opening weekend events are being planned and will be announced over the next few weeks right here at newseum.org.
Opening Day Admission
Admission to the Newseum on opening day — April 11, 2008 — will be free. No tickets required. Visitors will be admitted to the Newseum on a first-come, first-served basis.
Location:
555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
888/NEWSEUM (888/639-7386)
The Newseum, the world's most interactive museum, will open its new $450 million, seven-level museum on historic Pennsylvania Avenue in the nation's capital on Friday, April 11. In its 14 major galleries, 15 theaters, two broadcast studios and a 4-D time-travel experience, the new Newseum blends five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and innovation.
The Grand Opening will include free admission for the public on April 11 and a live broadcast of a portion of ABC's "Good Morning America" from the Newseum. Additional opening weekend events are being planned and will be announced over the next few weeks right here at newseum.org.
Opening Day Admission
Admission to the Newseum on opening day — April 11, 2008 — will be free. No tickets required. Visitors will be admitted to the Newseum on a first-come, first-served basis.
Location:
555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
888/NEWSEUM (888/639-7386)
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