Newseum Newseum in Arlington, Virginia, in 1997. Prior to opening in Virginia, it maintained exhibition galleries in Nashville and Manhattan, the latter in the lobby of the former IBM Building at 580 Madison Avenue. In 2000, Freedom Forum decided to move the museum across the Potomac River to downtown Washington, D.C. The original site was closed on March 3, 2002, to allow its staff to concentrate on building the new, larger museum. The new museum, built at a cost of $450 million, opened its doors to the public on April 11, 2008. Tim Russert, a Newseum trustee, said, "The Newseum made
Jersey City Museum 10,000-piece collection remains. Due to financial difficulties, the Museum was closed to the general public in December 2010. and was not expected to re-open. The building was purchased by the Jersey City Medical Center in February 2012, to use partially as offices, with the remaining space and theater re-opening as a museum in June. In April 2016 it was announced that the city was considering purchasing a building at Journal Square, now owned by Hudson County Community College. Jersey City Museum Jersey City Museum is an art museum located in the Van Vorst Park section of Downtown Jersey City, New