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The City Museum occupies the old D.C. public library in Mount Vernon Square. (Andrea Bruce Woodall - The Washington Post)
City Museum to Close Its Galleries The beleaguered City Museum of Washington has decided to close its exhibit galleries next spring, terminating the museum aspects of the multimillion-dollar project that has struggled to find an audience and a distinct voice.
In the News
An Elegant House of History: Old Library a Fine Fit For the City Museum (Post, May 16, 2003)
The Streets Where We Live: New Museum Honors the Real Washington (Post, May 14, 2003)
New Portal to a City's Past: Museum To Open Doors, Eyes to D.C.'s Rich History (Post, May 11, 2003)
The Past Is Present: The city's largest construction project ever is just one more dramatic turn in a neighborhood whose history would have warmed James Michener's heart (Post, March 23, 2003)
Heurich House's Fate May Be Family Affair (Post, March 15, 2003)
For Museum of City's Past, a New Future: Financial Troubles Allayed, Decades-Long Vision Takes Shape for Opening in Spring (Post, July 18, 2002)
City Museum Project Lands NEH Grant (Post, Dec. 1, 2001)
Society Gives Up on 1894 House: Sale Threatens Heurich Mansion's Future as Museum (Post, Nov. 15, 2001)
A Museum for the City Where History Is Made (Post, Sept. 10, 2001)
Designs for New Museum Offer a Reference Point: Historical Society Seeks to Maintain Cozy Feel (Post, Jan. 11, 2001)
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