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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum

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212 N. Sixth Street
Springfield, IL
See map: Google Maps

Blending scholarship and showmanship, the 200,000 square-foot complex brings together a culmination of Lincoln history, lore and legend into one state-of-the-art facility. You will discover more than 40,000 square feet of galleries, theaters and historic displays designed with exacting detail to provide a lifelike experience.

 

Open since April 2005, this thought-provoking and entertaining permanent exhibition presents the life of Abraham Lincoln through a series of stories richly illustrated with personal memorabilia, fascinating documentary material of the Lincoln family, and engaging interactive activities for children. You will be immersed in the sights and sounds of the past and introduced to the people, places and events that shaped the life of our 16th president.

 

Unlike any museum in the United States, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum features hi-tech exhibits, interactive displays, multimedia programs, as well as a reproduction of the White House as it looked in 1861. The holographic and special effects theatres will entertain, educate and mesmerize you with ghostly images, live actors and high action. Witness the 1860 Presidential Election as though it were happening today, complete with television news coverage and campaign commercials. View an original hand-written copy of the Gettysburg Address, the evening gloves in President Lincoln’s pocket the night he was assassinated and the quill pen he used to sign the Emancipation Proclamation.

 

In Mrs. Lincoln’s Attic, kids can play with a model of the Lincoln Home, try on period clothing, perform chores from the 1800s, and play with reproduction historic toys. They can also have their photos taken with life-size models of Abraham Lincoln as a boy and an adult, as well as with Mary Todd and the Lincoln children.

 

The library is a treasury of Lincoln documents and artifacts. The museum presents permanent displays such as "Through Lincoln's Eyes," a vibrant, multi-screen presentation that puts you at the center of some of the Civil War's epic moments.

 

Both the Presidential Library and the Museum are excellent special event venues.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum

Smoking cannons. Talking ghosts. A copy of the Gettysburg Address signed in the great president’s own hand. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum takes you on an interactive journey from Lincoln’s rustic, log cabin beginnings through his rise to national prominence. You will come to understand Lincoln’s role of leadership throughout the Civil War and how his wisdom helped to heal a wounded nation.

Blending scholarship and showmanship, the 200,000 square-foot complex brings together a culmination of Lincoln history, lore and legend into one state-of-the-art facility. You will discover more than 40,000 square feet of galleries, theaters and historic displays designed with exacting detail to provide a lifelike experience.

 

Open since April 2005, this thought-provoking and entertaining permanent exhibition presents the life of Abraham Lincoln through a series of stories richly illustrated with personal memorabilia, fascinating documentary material of the Lincoln family, and engaging interactive activities for children. You will be immersed in the sights and sounds of the past and introduced to the people, places and events that shaped the life of our 16th president.

 

Unlike any museum in the United States, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum features hi-tech exhibits, interactive displays, multimedia programs, as well as a reproduction of the White House as it looked in 1861. The holographic and special effects theatres will entertain, educate and mesmerize you with ghostly images, live actors and high action. Witness the 1860 Presidential Election as though it were happening today, complete with television news coverage and campaign commercials. View an original hand-written copy of the Gettysburg Address, the evening gloves in President Lincoln’s pocket the night he was assassinated and the quill pen he used to sign the Emancipation Proclamation.

 

In Mrs. Lincoln’s Attic, kids can play with a model of the Lincoln Home, try on period clothing, perform chores from the 1800s, and play with reproduction historic toys. They can also have their photos taken with life-size models of Abraham Lincoln as a boy and an adult, as well as with Mary Todd and the Lincoln children.

 

The library is a treasury of Lincoln documents and artifacts. The museum presents permanent displays such as "Through Lincoln's Eyes," a vibrant, multi-screen presentation that puts you at the center of some of the Civil War's epic moments.

 

Both the Presidential Library and the Museum are excellent special event venues.

212 N. Sixth Street
Springfield, IL 62701
See map: Google Maps
(800) 610.2094
presidentlincoln.org