History ExhibitionHistory ExhibitionNorthwest Washington, Washington
🤫"so quiet because of the weight of history"
👀Look up at the building itself, it's a monument
🧬Stop at the genealogy research center
For the first time since 1952, Lincoln's original Emancipation Proclamation takes its place in the National Archives Rotunda alongside the Declaration, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. The silence in the room says everything: this is history you feel in your chest.
Historic documents
Quiet and powerful
Free admission
Educational
Monday, September 21
Free
History ExhibitionHistory ExhibitionNorthwest Washington, Washington
🤫"so quiet because of the weight of history"
👀Look up at the building itself, it's a monument
🧬Stop at the genealogy research center
For the first time since 1952, Lincoln's original Emancipation Proclamation takes its place in the National Archives Rotunda alongside the Declaration, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. The silence in the room says everything: this is history you feel in your chest.
Historic documents
Quiet and powerful
Free admission
Educational
Monday, September 21
Free