National Archives Museum Tour Info

2014 Annual Conference    SAA/NAGARA/COSA

Repository Tour Information Form

(Reserved tour times are August 12 and 13,   9:00am – 5:00 PM)

Date:  August 12 and August 13

Time: 10AM

Minimum Number of Participants: 5

Maximum Number of Participants: 60

Pre-registration Required? (Y/N): N

Contact Information:

Jennifer Johnson, Curator

jennifer.johnson@nara.gov

202-357-7468

Description of Tour:

Join National Archives Museum curators for tours of the new, permanent exhibit “Records of Rights” in the David M. Rubenstein gallery and the special exhibition “Making Their Mark: Stories Through Signatures” in the Lawrence F. O’Brien gallery.  The “Records of Rights” exhibition showcases original and facsimile National Archives documents and uses an innovative 17-foot touch screen interactive table to illustrate how Americans throughout our history have debated issues such as citizenship, free speech, voting rights, and equal opportunity. “Making Their Mark” features hundreds of original signatures from our nationwide holdings.  From developing a signature style to signing groundbreaking policy into law, they illustrate the many ways people have “made their mark” on history.

Address:

700 Pennsylvania Ave, NW

Washington, DC 20408

Is Parking Available? (Y/N): N (street parking or several garages nearby)

Public Transit Accessible? (Y/N): Y

Closest Metro and/or Metrobus:  Archives-Navy Memorial metro stop across the street

Any Additional Entrance Requirements:

Enter through the special events entrance (near Constitution and 7^th)

Additional Information:  For information about visiting the museum, go to http://www.archives.gov/nae/visit/