ðə mjuːzˈiəm wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt æz ðə mjuːzˈiəm ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən faɪnˈænʃəl hˈɪstɚɹi bˌʌt wʌz ɹᵻnˈeɪmd ðə mjuːzˈiəm ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən fˈaɪnæns ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv.
The museum was founded in 1988 as the Museum of American Financial History but was renamed the Museum of American Finance in 2005.