Navy Ceremonial Guard presents the colors during a ceremony that announces the location for the new National Museum of the United States Navy (NMUSN) in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 18, 2024. The site for the new NMUSN is in the vicinity of the historic Washington Navy Yard, south of Capital Hill. (Navy photo by Clifford L. H. Davis, Naval History and Heritage Command) The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
By: The museum will be situated in an existing aged facility now off-limits to the general public.A site near Washington (D.C.) Navy Yard as the site of the planned National Museum of the United States Navy.
“This is a moment of immense pride and anticipation for the Navy, for our nation, and for all who cherish maritime heritage,” Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro stated during the recent selection ceremony, as reported by Seapower magazine.
The hope among Navy leadership is the site’s proximity to stadiums where several Washington sports teams – including Major League Baseball’s Nationals and Major League Soccer’s D.C. United – play will draw as many as two million visitors annually.
The museum will be situated in an existing aged facility now off-limits to the general public. Funding details remain to be completed. The Navy Museum Development Foundation will have the task of raising the money, now estimated as at least $475 million. Decisions about its actual appearance and which artifacts will be included also are yet to be determined. Groundbreaking is scheduled for next October. Seapower reported that the first phase of the museum likely won’t open until sometime around 2030. In time, it will be 240,000 square feet.
“It will not be a musty old hall with a bunch of old artifacts,” former Navy Secretary Kenneth J. Braithwaite II said. “It will be the spark that will draw people to the service of our country in the uniform of the United States Navy. This will be a new crown jewel in this city.”
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