Newseum

The Newseum is a unique interactive museum focusing on the First Amendment through news, journalism, and free speech. It originally opened in 1997, reopening 2008 in a brand new facility on Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and the US Capitol Building, and near the museums of the Smithsonian on the National Mall. Presenting a history of the news and examining its role in major historical events and cultural phenomena, the Newseum is both fun and informative as it educates visitors about the importance of a free press.

• View some of the over 27 hours of media content, presented in 15 theaters and at kiosks throughout the exhibits
• See famous front-page headlines from newspapers going back though 500 years of major world events
• Hear the stories behind memorable moments in sports in the Sports Theater
• Learn what it takes to get a snapshot of history in the Pulitzer Prize Photographs Gallery
• Feel what it was like at the fall of the Berlin Wall, with 8 sections of the original 12-foot-tall concrete wall on permanent display
• Create your own video newscast at the Newseum studios
• Become an investigative journalist and compete with others to be the first to solve the story

For more information, visit the official website at www.newseum.org.