Newseum is an interactive museum that promotes free expression and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution , while tracing the evolution of communication . The seven-level , museum is located in Washington , D.C. and features fifteen theaters and fifteen galleries . Its Berlin Wall Gallery includes the largest display of sections of the wall outside Germany . The Today 's Front Pages Gallery presents daily front pages from more than 80 international newspapers . Other galleries present topics including the First Amendment , world press freedom , news history , the September 11 attacks , and the history of the Internet , TV , and radio . It opened at its first location in Rosslyn , Virginia , on April 18 , 1997 , and on April 11 , 2008 , it opened in its current location . In January 2019 , the Freedom Forum announced that it would close the existing location no later than January 2020 as it seeks another site
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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