Newseum to close at the end of this year

The Newseum will be closing its doors on December 31, 2019 after more than 11 years.

The decision comes due to financial constraints and the unsustainability of the current location. In January 2019, it was announced that an agreement had been made to sell the Newseum building on historic Pennsylvania Avenue to Johns Hopkins University, which will use the facility for its D.C.-based graduate programs.

The Freedom Forum, creator and primary funder of the Newseum, remains committed to continuing its mission to champion the five freedoms of the First Amendment and to increase public awareness about the importance of a free and fair press. These educational efforts are needed now more than ever and that critical work will continue online and through public programs in Washington, D.C., and around the country.

Visitors can still visit as Newseum is open through the end of the year and all of the artifacts and exhibits will remain on public display, including their newest exhibit, “Seriously Funny: From the Desk of ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.’”

There is also a full calendar of public events and programs running through December.