The City Of Museums

Home to 91 museums and with several new projects underway, Washington D.C. is the nation's "City of Museums."

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October 8, 2001, 10:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

With nearly 100 already - housing everything from art to airplanes to squished pennies - and more on the way, Washington is the nation's City of Museums...A museum boom is under way in our nation's capital. At least seven major institutions will be opening in the next few years, adding to the 91 loosely defined museums already in the district...Many projects are in the just-dreaming stage, while others are nearing completion. And some old, established museums are being updated with higher-tech exhibitions..."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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