ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM CELEBRATES ITS 10th YEAR and the 150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES©

2015 is a landmark year for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library.

Opened in 2005, it is located in the historic downtown area of Springfield, Illinois, and is considered to be the first major "experience museum because it combines priceless historical artifacts with innovative, contemporary storytelling technology.  The result is an engaging, emotional, and educational experience which makes visitors feel as if they are in there themselves, in the same place.      

Lincoln Presidential Museum

Lincoln Presidential Library

The Library is a research facility and rare book collection focusing on Lincoln's life and the American Civil War.  The Museum directly across the street features two major galleries, each off the massive rotunda, representative of two different stages of Lincoln's life. 

One gallery, entitled "Journey One: The Pre-Presidential Years", commences inside a log cabin, and then winds through a series of rooms depicting Lincoln's early life in and around Springfield.

The second gallery, entitled "Journey Two:  The Presidential Years", commences through a re-created entry to the White House, and covers Lincoln's Presidential years, and the Civil War period thru his assassination.

Both contain life-size dioramas of settings of key events in Lincoln's life.  Original artifacts and other memorabilia are changed from time to time, but the collection usually includes the original handwritten Gettysburg Address, a signed Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln's reading glasses, Mary Todd Lincoln's White House china, and her wedding dress.

Additionally, there are theatre presentations with live as well as holographic characters from Lincoln's life and times.

In celebration of its 10th anniversary in 2015, the Lincoln Museum is featuring several Special Exhibitions.

"A Decade Ago" is a reflective look back at the creation of the Museum and its dedication.  On view are objects, images, and video that tell the story of how the Lincoln Presidential Museum was created.

"Undying Words:  Lincoln 1858-1865" is an all-new exhibit, in collaboration with the Chicago History Museum.  It features original versions of Lincoln's most famous speeches, plus Lincoln and Mary's carriage, his death-bed, a 7-foot tall "Rail Splitter portrait, and several interactives.

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library are one of five Presidential Museums and Libraries included on our "Presidential Libraries and Fall Foliage of the Midwest©"  custom-created heritage Tour.  Other Presidential Libraries included on this Tour are Hoover, Eisenhower, Truman and Clinton.   For more information, link to:  http://www.snobbytours.com/PrezLibMidwestFFChicago.html

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TRUMAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY: SPECIAL EXHIBIT COMMEMORATING 70th ANNIVERSARY OF END OF WORLD WAR II©

2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Commemorating this event which impacted world history, the Truman Presidential Library and Museum is featuring a Special Exhibition, "Till We Meet Again" thru the end of 2015.

This Exhibition commemorates the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and Harry Truman’s elevation to the Presidency. Set in the tumultuous year of 1945, the Exhibition uses the history of the war as a backdrop to the momentous events of that year - the violent battles in the Atlantic, Europe, and the Pacific, the Yalta Conference, the death of President Roosevelt and elevation of Harry Truman to the Presidency, the surrender of Germany, the founding of the United Nations, the Potsdam Conference, the use of the atomic bomb, and the surrender of Japan.

Told through iconic artifacts and history-shaping documents, supplemented by memorable video clips, letters, diary entries, and personal mementoes, the exhibition follows a new President wrestling with decisions that will affect the future of the world, while ordinary Americans of the Greatest Generation struggle to survive the war and look ahead to the uncertainty of their new lives in a land forever altered by the world conflict. 

Permanent Exhibitions at the Truman Presidential Library and Museum:

Truman: The Presidential Years
The major issues and events of Harry Truman's Presidency are highlighted in this 10,500-square-foot core exhibition. Featuring two decision theaters, enhanced audio and video programs, and new interactive elements, this exhibition forms the centerpiece of the Truman Library and Museum.

Harry S. Truman: His Life and Times

This major permanent exhibition highlights the personal side of the life of Harry Truman and his family. Featuring many important objects from the Truman Library collections, this exhibition follows the lives of the Trumans primarily through the many letters exchanged between Harry and Bess Truman over the years.

The Truman Presidential Library is one of FIVE Presidential Libraries included on our "Presidential Libraries and Fall Foliage of the Midwest©" custom-created Tour.  For more information about this very popular Tour, link to: 
http://www.snobbytours.com/PrezLibMidwestFFChicago.html 

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