New D.C. Museum Celebrates Opening On Saturday

WASHINGTON, DC — The National Law Enforcement Museum will open its doors to the public Saturday with a celebration in Judiciary Square. The free event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring a 5K run, entertainment, demonstrations, fingerprinting, caricature artists, face painting and more, according to the event's organizers.

The $103 million museum was created by the nonprofit National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, according to the Washington Business Journal. The fund also created the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, which sits in Judiciary Square across from the new museum.

The three-story museum has exhibits that tell the history of American law enforcement, show officer training programs, and memorialize officers who have died in the line of duty, the Business Journal reported.

Two of the museum's levels are underground; the top floor has two pavilions open to the public, the Business Journal says. The second floor has a cafe and gift shop, and the exhibitions are on the third floor.

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The museum is at 444 E St. NW in Judiciary Square, which has a Metro station on the Red Line, just east of the Gallery Place stop (see map below).

Tickets are $21.95 for adults and $19.95 for senior citizens 65 and older. Children who are 5 years old and under get in free; for children ages 6 to 11, tickets are $14.95. Discounts are available for members of the military and law enforcement.

Tickets are sold on a timed-entry basis. To order tickets in advance, please click here.

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