Museums in Washington DC – 2019 – Spring update (and a list of ALL D.C.’s museums)
May 12, 2019 is the re-opening of the International Spy Museum. https://www.spymuseum.org/newlocation/the-spy-museum-at-l-enfant-pla/ Anacostia Museum closed for renovation http://anacostia.si.edu/ “Anacostia Community Museum Closes for Renovation–Museum Will Be Closed March 15 Through … Continue reading
Museums in Washington DC – 2019 – update
There’s more news about museums. Smithsonian museums reopen January 29, 2019 (today). Newseum is leaving its Pennsylvania Avenue site, however “…the Newseum will remain open to the public through 2019” … Continue reading
“High-handed usurpation and outrage”: The End of Washington City Canal
Benjamin Severson was incensed. The work he’d devoted so much time and energy into had been undone. Despite many critics, Severson, a civil engineer and foreman under Montgomery Meigs for … Continue reading
Deconstructing a Mystery: Rare photo proves to be the earliest ever taken of the Smithsonian Castle
Deconstructing a Mystery: Rare photo proves to be the earliest ever taken of the Smithsonian Castle.
Washington DC History Resources 