Museum of the Bible
About Museum of the Bible
The Museum of the Bible is a museum in Washington, D.C., United States, owned by Museum of the Bible, Inc., a nonprofit Christian missionary organization established in 2010 by the Green family. The museum documents the narrative, history, and impact of the Bible. The museum, which opened on November 17, 2017, exhibits around 1,500 objects and artifacts, ranging across 4,000 years of history. Carlos A. Campo has overseen the museum since his appointment as CEO in June 2024. The museum states that it had 453,000 guests in 2024, bringing total admissions to date past 3 million.
The museum claims it is nonsectarian and "is not political, and it will not proselytize", but members of the board of directors sign a "faith statement" regarding the truth of the Bible.
In the year before its launch, the museum fielded questions about the acquisition of its collection, including a federal case over smuggled Iraqi antiquities and thousands of clay artifacts, as well as the provenance of some of its exhibits. The museum's dedication ceremony received an official pontifical blessing from Pope Francis.
The Museum of the Bible charges for admission. The museum features several dining options.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Founded
- 2017
- Director
- Cary Summers
More museums in Washington →Best museums in District of Columbia →
Photos of Museum of the Bible
.jpg)
01WashingtonFuzheado · CC BY-SA 4.0
02IllumiNations exhibition - Kriol Bible Artifact ()Lodders · CC0
03Terminal Refrigerating and Warehouse Company DCFarragutful · CC BY-SA 3.0
04MuseumofthebibleFuzheado · CC BY-SA 4.0
05MuseumofthebibleFuzheado · CC BY-SA 4.0
06Washington DCFishermade · CC BY-SA 4.0
Shared by photographers under free licenses on Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo to see it full size there.
Visitor reviews
No one has reviewed Museum of the Bible yet. If you've been, tell other visitors what stood out and when you went. Anyone who has visited can write one, with or without their name, and we read each review before it appears.
No reviews yet. Been here? Be the first to share your visit.
Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within a mile of Museum of the Bible; the closest, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Hertiage, is about a mile away.
