The Newseum opened in 2008, just in time for the economic recession that devastated American newspapers, as a private museum dedicated to exploring modern history as told through the eyes of journalists, but due to financial reasons, it is set to close down on Tuesday, media reported.

It had nearly ten million visitors in over a decade, charged $25 for an adult ticket, but could not compete with the city’s free museums anymore.

However, the Freedom Forum, an educational foundation that’s been running the Newseum, says it will find other ways to continue its work, like smaller travelling exhibits in airports and regional museums around the country.

“These educational efforts are needed now more than ever, and that critical work will continue online and through public programmes in Washington, D.C., and around the country,” the Newseum website said.

In January 2019, it announced an agreement to sell the Newseum building on historic Pennsylvania Avenue to Johns Hopkins University, a premier academic institution, which will use the facility for its D.C.-based graduate programs.

“All of the artefacts and exhibits in the Newseum will remain on public display through the end of the year. In early 2020, once the Newseum closes, deinstallation of its exhibits will begin, and artefacts will be moved to a state-of-the-art support centre where they will be housed and maintained.

The collection will continue to circulate for outgoing loans, educational programs, public events, digital initiatives and more. Additionally, the Newseum’s popular Today’s Front Pages, which digitally displays nearly 1,000 newspaper’s front pages each day from around the world, will continue after the Dec.31 closing.

The museum also maintains a permanent 9/11 gallery, which explores the terrorist attacks and the journalists’ first-hand account of the tragedy.