Tag Archives: National Museum of Crime and Punishment

The Lure of Crime Exhibits


When I was seven, two friends and I started a club called the Yellow Detectives. We made up fake code names, a flag, and a pledge. Our activities mostly consisted of using our over-active imaginations to concoct “mysteries” out of … Continue reading

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Washington Post Writer’s Weekly Museum Visits


Washington Post writer Jessica Goldstein has visited a lesser-known area museum each week this summer and written her own weekly museum visits series, sometimes referred to as The Exhibitionist. Week 1: Goldstein visits Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens. (This was … Continue reading

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Museum News: Controversy at the National Museum of Crime and Punishment


The National Museum of Crime and Punishment is offering a Crimes of Passion tour – which involves binding couples together – in celebration of Valentine’s Day.  The organization Holla Back has called on NMCP to take domestic violence seriously.  It is … Continue reading

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