The Newseum (555 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC), a 250,000-square-foot museum of interactive news and journalism, will offer visitors 15 theaters, 14 major galleries, two state-of-the-art broadcast studios and a 4-D time-travel experience that take visitors behind the scene of how and why news becomes news. The building features a glass-fronted "window on the world" facing Pennsylvania Avenue and a 74-foot-high, 50-ton marble tablet emblazoned with the 45 words of the First Amendment.
Located at the intersection Pennsylvania Ave and Sixth St., NW, Washington, DC, this state-of-the-art facility features seven levels of galleries, theaters, retail spaces and visitor services.
General Information
Beginning Saturday, April 12, the Newseum will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Admission will be $20 for adults (13 to 64), $18 for seniors (65 and older) and $13 for youth (7 to 12). Children under age 7 will be admitted free. Discounts will be available for groups. Tickets may be purchased online at newseum.org, by telephone at 888/NEWSEUM (888/639-7386) or in person at the Newseum admissions desk (beginning April 12).
Exhibit Highlights
Among the must see exhibits at the Newseum include the gallery that chronicles the September 11th attack on America; the NBC Interactive Newsroom that gives visitors the opportunity play the role of reporter and photographer; the Berlin Wall gallery; and the 3-D digital Walter and Lenore Annenberg Theater.
Parking
There is no onsite visitor parking at the Newseum. There are plenty of parking structures, but be prepared to pay as much as $12 to $15 an hour for some of them. A better option might be the two-hour metered parking (bring lots of quarters) along the streets of the National Mall. You might have to walk a couple of blocks, but it will save you money that you can spend on souvenirs and postcards. Parking can be hard to find in the late morning/early afternoon so plan on getting an early start.
Dining
Wolfgang Puck created the menu at the Newseum’s food court. There are a variety of options, including some of the traditional favorites—pizza, burgers, sandwiches, pasta—with the most expensive item on the menu being $13.95.Fun Facts about The Newseum
- 3,262 – Age, in years, of the oldest artifact in the Newseum collection, a Cuneiform brick from Sumeria. The second-oldest artifact in the Newseum collection, a statue of Thoth from ancient Egypt, is 2,756 years old.
- 68 – Pulitzer Prize-winning photographers interviewed for the Pulitzer Prize Photographs Gallery. The Pulitzer kiosk features more than 15 hours of content and more than 1,000 photographs.
- 99 – Television sets in the Newseum collection.
- 2 – Television studios.
