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City Reliquary: storefront plan, move and April 2006 public opening

The City Reliquary opened its walk-in storefront museum at 370 Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg on April 1, 2006, after announcing the move in January.

Place370 Metropolitan Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Claim period2006-01-01 – 2006-04-01
Source record4 inspected references

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What the evidence establishes

CLAIM 01

The City Reliquary opened its walk-in storefront museum at 370 Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg on April 1, 2006, after announcing the move in January.

Scope: Williamsburg, Brooklyn · 2006-04-01 – 2006-04-01

Assessment: SUPPORTED

The legacy opening statement and current institutional history establish April 1; contemporary local reporting corroborates April and operating public access.

Review status: SOURCE_CHECKED_AI_REVIEW. This is not an independently certified universal verdict.

What is not established: January announcement/move did not establish first regular admission. Sources from the museum share editorial origin; the local feature verifies the month rather than exact day.

Limits and open questions

January announcement/move did not establish first regular admission. Sources from the museum share editorial origin; the local feature verifies the month rather than exact day.

January effective announcement, January relocation and April public opening are separate. The legacy page’s copyright year and Rail issue period cannot establish exact upload dates.

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