The DC History Center will share the building with the flagship Apple store.

The society’s library and collections will be available at the Newseum beginning September 19.

The crowdfunding ask of $18,000 would “allow us to stabilize everything—the images and data—we have on our server,” says the society’s executive director.

We’ve certainly seen better times for Washington’s history, but there’s still hope on the horizon.

Written by DCist contributor Genevieve Smith. In a deal brokered by the District government, the historic Carnegie Library will soon house the National Music Center (NMC), replacing the ill-fated City Museum of Washington and putting an end to speculation that it would re-open later this year after abruptly closing in 2004. Though Mayor Williams announced that the deal will be beneficial for both the NMC and the Historical Society of Washington (HSW), which ran the…

When we tried to learn more about the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture, we couldn’t find much information about it. Sure, there’s plenty of media and other mentions on the web and a bare-bones website, but the Smithsonian isn’t sure quite where it will go, let alone precisely what exhibits will be on display. That’s because the museum has only existed on paper for two years, and the Smithsonian selected…

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