The government shutdown at the start of the year got private museums in Washington, D.C. off to a hot start. With all the Smithsonian Institution museums closed for more than a month, tourists flocked to the region’s private museums, including the Newseum and the Museum of the Bible. But that trend didn’t continue after the free museums reopened. The blockbuster month wasn’t enough to save the long-ailing Newseum; it announced in January that it would sell its building and close its doors on Pennsylvania…
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