Newseum Opening (17 images)

Confetti flies during the grand opening of the Newseum in Washington on April 11, 2008. The 250,000-square-foot museum of news offers visitors an experience that blends five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

Workers put finishing touches on a wall displaying the front pages of newspapers from September 11, 2001, at the nearly-finished Newseum in Washington on April 8, 2008. The National Mall's newest museum will open to the public April 11. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

A Secret Service vehicle passes the nearly-finished Newseum in Washington on April 8, 2008. The National Mall's newest museum will open to the public April 11. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

Visitors linger in at the memorial for fallen journalists in the newly finished Newseum in Washington on April 8, 2008. The National Mall's newest museum will open to the public April 11. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)