New attraction puts DC on the front page

THE Newseum, the world's most interactive museum, is winning rave reviews since it opened in the nation’s capital in April.

The $450-million seven-level museum dedicated to the history of disseminating news, offers visitors 15 theatres, 14 major galleries, two state-of-the-art broadcast studios and a 4-D time-travel experience. 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.

Highlights include The Berlin Wall Gallery, with eight sections of the original wall, and a 40-foot guard tower originally located less than a mile from Checkpoint Charlie, and The Pulitzer Prize Photographs Gallery, which features photographs from every winning entry dating to 1942, as well as a 19-minute documentary with interviews from more than a dozen prize-winning photojournalists.

"This museum is a unique blend of fun and inspiration," said Charles L. Overby, chief executive officer of the Newseum. "There is something for everyone here — history, games, films, big screens, photos and major historical artifacts from around the world."

"The Newseum is already a must-see in D.C.," said Newseum Executive Director Joe Urschel. "Visitors are transported through time from the dawn of the age of the printed word to the cutting- edge of the digital age through an unparalleled blend of artifacts, photography, exhibits, films and interactive experiences."

Admission is $20 for adults (13 to 64), $18 for seniors (65 and older) and $13 for youth (seven to 12). Children under age seven are admitted free.

www.newseum.org