Newseum I believe the Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue does an unparalleled job of telling our nation's story." Bonnie Wach, writing for the "San Francisco Chronicle" praised the Newseum's interactive exhibits, calling it "a marvel of technological innovation" and citing its "seven floors of touch-screens, theaters, film and video, state-of-the-art studios, computer games, interactive kiosks, documentary footage and hands-on multimedia exhibits. Other reviewers were more critical. Nicolai Ouroussoff, architecture critic for the "New York Times", panned the second Newseum building as "the latest reason to lament the state of contemporary architecture in" Washington, D.C. Writing on the Newseum's content, "Times" culture critic
Newseum have coined the name. The 643,000-square-foot (60,000 m²) Newseum includes a high atrium, seven levels of displays, 15 theaters, a dozen major galleries, many more smaller exhibits, two broadcast studios, and an expanded interactive newsroom. The structural engineer for this project was Leslie E. Robertson Associates. The building features an oval, 500-seat theater; approximately gross of housing facing Sixth and C streets; of office space for the staff of the Newseum and Freedom Forum; and more than of conference center space on two levels located directly above the museum's main atrium. The building is also known for the largest and