National Pinball Museum wins reprieve

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National Pinball Museum wins reprieve
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...-wins-reprieve/2011/07/01/AGp0LjtH_story.html

By Lori Aratani, Published: July 1
Pinball aficionados rejoice.

Georgetown's National Pinball Museum has won a temporary reprieve.


(Megan Rossman/THE WASHINGTON POST) - David Silverman is searching for a new location to house his collection.

The museum, which had been slated to close Monday, will instead be able to remain in its space in the Shops at Georgetown Park through Labor Day.

Founder David Silverman is still continuing his search for a new location to house his collection of more than 850 pinball machines as well as his gallery of pinball art and memorabilia. But visitors now will be able to play through the end of the summer.

After years of searching for a space, Silverman opened the museum in December, but this spring he was told by his landlords that he would have to leave the Georgetown space he'd spent more than $300,000 to renovate.

The museum — a lifelong dream for Silverman — features 200 pinball machines, some of which are available for visitors to play, as well as displays detailing the art and history of the game. Silverman also has highlighted the work of game designers and artists.
 
How is it?

Has anyone been recently? I have been thinking of making the trip up from Richmond, but I have waited because of a few reviews I saw that said there are only about ten machines to play in the museum and they were not well maintained.
 
Glad to hear he's got some more time to figure things out. I've never been but I hear it's a great place.

It does sound more like a museum and educational exhibit where you can sample a few machines but not play everything. A little bit of a different approach than the Pinball Hall of Fame, but appropriate for what it is. But of course, I can't speak to it because I've never been there.
 
Has anyone been recently? I have been thinking of making the trip up from Richmond, but I have waited because of a few reviews I saw that said there are only about ten machines to play in the museum and they were not well maintained.

There is a room of 50 or so pay to play games, they have there share of issues, but it is aimed at being an actual museum.
 
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