In 2008, the Newseum -- a private museum dedicated to exploring modern history as told through the eyes of journalists -- opened on prime Washington real estate. Eleven years later that experiment is coming to an end. After years of financial difficulties, the Newseum will close its doors Tuesday.
In this Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, photo, a man walks onto the terrace with the Capitol in the background at the Newseum in Washington. WASHINGTON -- In 2008, the Newseum -- a private museum dedicated to exploring modern history as told through the eyes of journalists -- opened on prime Washington real estate.
"We're proud of how we did our storytelling," said Sonya Gavankar, the outgoing director of public relations. "We changed the model of how museums did their work." She also acknowledged that the Newseum's status as a for-pay private institution was a harder sell in a city full of free museums. A Newseum ticket costs $25 for adults, and the building is right across the street from the National Gallery of Art and within blocks of multiple Smithsonian museums.Another problem, organizers said, is that the Newseum struggled to attract local residents, instead depending on a steady diet of tourists and local school groups.
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