Self-Indulgent Journalistic Shrine to Itself to Close After Hemorrhaging Money

newsbusters.org ^ | 1/25/2019 | Scott Whitlock

[rktman]

The Sun reported that the $500 million building will shut down at the end of 2019, finally ending the saga of a Washington D.C. museum that was always in debt and had five chief executives in the last nine years. In 2017, the Washington Post announced it was on “death watch” after a “stunning decline.”

One thing that didn’t help the Newseum is the expensive ticket prices. It costs $21 for adults (down from a high of $25) and almost $13 for children. In a city of free museums, this isn’t exactly enticing.

[Flick Lives]

You’d need a heart of stone to read about the death of the Newseaum without laughing.

[Pecos]

I suspect that visiting a museum dedicated to the glories of journalism isn’t what the average American would consider to be the best use of their spare time. Apparently even in the D.C. area, there were enough Liberal dollars to keep it afloat.