Newseum

Almost all galleries and museums in DC are, as I'm sure I mentioned incessantly before we moved, 100% FREE. This has caused me no end of joy, since I am my parents' daughter and thus, extremely frugal. The Newseum is far from free, however, so I had basically written it off, scoffing about the subject matter and the steep admission fee.

But I traveled down that way the other day to drop off my EI papers at the Embassy and saw that the museum has a show on the last fifty years of sports photography. Naturally, I wanted to take my man because I knew he would love it. So, I dug up two coupons for 25% off admission and we spent an hour or so looking at gorgeous, full-colour photos of Michael Jordan, Carmello Anthony, Babe Ruth, Ali and Magic and debating the importance of sports heros to contemporary males and the popular imagination.

And, it turns out that the Newseum has a lot of other pieces going for it, including sections of the Berlin Wall in an incredibly poignant exhibit. 

It's good. It's worth seeing. Go if you come. We can't wait to see you.