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The Newseum (April 18, 1997–March 3, 2002 and April 11, 2008–December 31, 2019) was an American museum located first in Rosslyn, Virginia, and later at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, in Washington, D.C., dedicated to news and journalism that promoted free expression and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, while tracing the evolution of communication.
National Pinball Museum [18] Newseum, founded 1997 in Rosslyn, Virginia, moved to Washington in 2008, closed December 2019 and is currently seeking new location. [19] Washington Doll's House and Toy Museum, founded in 1975, closed 2004. [20] [21] Washington Gallery of Modern Art; USS Barry (DD-933), opened as a museum ship in 1984, closed in ...
The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of charge, the museum was privately established in 1937 for the American people by a joint resolution of the United States Congress.
The Smithsonian museums are the most widely visible part of the United States' Smithsonian Institution and consist of 20 museums and galleries as well as the National Zoological Park. [ 1 ] 17 of these collections are located in Washington D.C. , with 11 of those located on the National Mall .
The Museum of the Palestinian People (MPP) is a museum featuring the history, art, and culture of Palestinians. It is located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The museum was founded in 2019. [1] It is the second Palestinian-themed museum in the United States (after Palestine Museum US) and the first in Washington, D.C. [2]
The museum is located at 2020 O Street NW, between 20th and 21st streets, in Washington, D.C. The museum is less than a block from the south exit of the Dupont Circle station on the Red Line. The museum is open daily from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, by reservation only.
It runs a museum, library, and publishes the journal Washington History. It had been named The Columbia Historical Society from its founding in 1894 until 1988. The society's home is the Carnegie Library of Washington D.C., a Beaux-Arts building in the center of Mount Vernon Square in Washington.
National Museum of the American Indian. Washington, D.C., is home to a number of museums, including the Smithsonian Institution, whose museums include the Anacostia Museum, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Hirshhorn Museum, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of American History, the National Museum of the ...