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New: The Honor of Your Company Is Requested: President Lincoln's Inaugural Ball
American Art Museum
March 8, 2008 - January 18, 2010
On view in this small exhibition to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural ball is ephemera from the ball, including the invitation and menu, as well as engravings illustrating the night's events and other artifacts. The ball took place in the building on March 6, 1865, during the final stages of the Civil War and only six weeks before Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre.

web Web: americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/archive/2008/lincolns_ball/

New: Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life
American History Museum
January 16, 2009 - Jan. 2011 (TBA)
To celebrate Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, this exhibition explores the life and legacy of our 16th president through objects from the museum's collection, augmented with personal stories told by him and the people who knew him best. It showcases more than 60 historical treasures associated with Lincoln's life -- from an iron wedge he used to split wood in the early 1830s in New Salem, Illinois, to his gold pocket watch and his iconic top hat he wore the night he was assassinated at Ford's Theatre.

Video (runs continuously)

web Web: americanhistory.si.edu/lincoln

New: Abraham Lincoln Certified Plate Proofs
Postal Museum
November 15, 2008 - October 2010
Eleven certified plate proofs for postage stamps honoring Abraham Lincoln are on view in the Philatelic Gallery pullout frames. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps. These plate proofs are each unique, with the approval signatures and date. Issued from 1894 to 1959, the stamps feature a variety of Lincoln portraits.

Last update: November 20, 2009, 09:58

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