Media to Get Sneak Preview of Washington's New City Museum Before Official Opening; Museum to Hold Press Preview Day Monday, May 12

5/9/2003

From: Ciaran Clayton, 202-887-0500, ext. 26, e-mail: cclayton@witeckcombs.com Pamela Woolford, 202-785-2068, ext. 113, e-mail: pwoolford@hswdc.org, both for the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

News Advisory:

WHO: The Historical Society of Washington, D.C. opens the City Museum, the only museum dedicated solely to telling the rich history of Washington, its neighborhoods and its people.

WHAT: Press Preview Day at the City Museum. An opportunity for media professionals to get a sneak preview of the new City Museum before the official dedication and ribbon-cutting on May 15. Press Preview Day attendees can meet the people behind the scenes who have helped create an exciting new museum for Washington. Sneak previews of the Museum's exhibits and limited viewings of the multimedia show will be available. Come to the City Museum on May 12 and have the opportunity to get great B-roll footage and have one-on-one interviews with City Museum representatives and designers.

WHEN: Monday, May 12, between 10 a.m.-3 p.m. EDT. For multimedia show screening times and to RSVP, please call Ciaran Clayton at 202-887-0500, x26.

WHERE: The City Museum is located at 801 K Street, N.W., in the Carnegie Library building at Mt. Vernon Square between 7th and 9th Streets, across from the new Convention Center.

Take Metrobus routes 70 or 71 or Metrorail to the City Museum. The Museum is one block south of the Mt. Vernon Square/Convention Center Metro station (yellow and green lines) and three blocks north of the Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro stop (red, yellow and green lines).

Parking is also available in nearby lots on K and I Streets, NW.

About the City Museum of Washington, D.C.

Located in the historic Carnegie Library building, the City Museum of Washington, D.C. will be the only museum dedicated solely to the history of the nation's capital. The City Museum will tell the stories of Washington's fascinating past, its neighborhoods and its people and encourage visitors to explore "off-the-Mall" historic sites. Managed by the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., the City Museum will feature a multimedia show, interactive exhibits, changing exhibits, community galleries, an education center with meeting space, an archaeology lab, a D.C. visitor information center, and a research library and reading room, in addition to a cafe and museum store.