Museum News Archives — Planet Word Museum The museum where language comes to life Wed, 01 Nov 2023 19:04:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://planetwordmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-PW_Logo_BLUE_circle-2-1-32x32.png Museum News Archives — Planet Word Museum 32 32 Language Changes…and So Does Everything Else https://planetwordmuseum.org/from-the-founder-language-changes-and-so-does-everything-else/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 18:49:19 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=7547 One of the founding principles of Planet Word was that language, most notably English, is always changing, and that we should celebrate its vitality and not attempt to prevent its…

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]]> From the Founder: Celebrating the Reopening of Franklin Park https://planetwordmuseum.org/from-the-founder-celebrating-the-reopening-of-franklin-park/ Fri, 24 Sep 2021 18:50:41 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=4111 Today, September 24, 2021, the DowntownDC BID celebrated the reopening of Franklin Park, the five-acre park opposite the Franklin School, where Planet Word is housed. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser oversaw…

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]]> From the Founder: A Message for the New Year https://planetwordmuseum.org/from-the-founder-a-message-for-the-new-year/ Tue, 29 Dec 2020 21:29:13 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=3444 Dear Friends of Planet Word, Well, 2020 was certainly full of ups and downs. I was overjoyed that Planet Word actually opened after so many years of planning and dreaming,…

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]]> Planet Word Opens October 22 https://planetwordmuseum.org/opening-october-22/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 18:56:28 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=2705 It’s official — Planet Word will open on Thursday, October 22nd! “During the coronavirus pandemic, our focus has remained on the health and safety of our employees, contractors, and future…

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]]> From the Founder: A Summer Status Update https://planetwordmuseum.org/from-the-founder-a-summer-status-update/ Thu, 09 Jul 2020 17:59:53 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=2695 Stepping inside the Franklin School these days is like walking into a surround-sound of onomatopoeia!  Buzzing, clanging, banging, and whooshing envelop us as we finish base-building work and the final…

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]]> A Message from the Founder: Groundbreaking and Beyond https://planetwordmuseum.org/a-message-from-the-founder-groundbreaking-and-beyond/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 04:00:00 +0000 http://planetwordmuseum.org/a-message-from-the-founder-groundbreaking-and-beyond/ In honor of our June 4th groundbreaking ceremony, founder Ann Friedman shares her thoughts on how far Planet Word has come—and where it’s headed very soon.

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