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Media Preview for Part Two of ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Civil War Exhibit
Media Alert · Friday, October 29, 2010

Washington, DC

What:  Washington, DC…Media preview and lunch to launch part two of the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡â€™ major exhibit marking the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, Discovering the Civil War: Consequences. The original Emancipation Proclamation will be on special display during the preview. RSVPs requested, e-mail: public.affairs@nara.gov

The ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ will peel back 150 years of accumulated analysis, interpretation, and opinion to reveal a Civil War that is little-known and even more rarely displayed in Part Two of its exhibit in the Lawrence F. O’Brien Gallery of the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Building in Washington, DC. The exhibit is presented by the Center for the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Experience and supported by the Foundation for the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡.

Discovering the Civil War Part Two: Consequences is free and open to the public, and will be on display in the Lawrence F. O’Brien Gallery of the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Building in Washington, DC, November 10, 2010, through April 17, 2011. The ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ is located on the National Mall on Constitution Avenue at 9th Street, NW. Fall/Winter Exhibit Hall hours are 10 A.M. – 5:30 PM daily, except Thanksgiving and December 25 (through March 14). Spring hours are 10 AM – 7 PM (March 15-Labor Day).

Who:  Archivist of the United States, David S. Ferriero
Executive Director of the Foundation for the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡, Thora Colot
Director of the Center for the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Experience, Marvin Pinkert

Where:   The Lawrence F. O’Brien Gallery, ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Building, Washington, DC
Please use the 700 Pennsylvania, Ave., NW entrance

When:  Thursday, November 4, 2010
11:45 a.m.—Luncheon
12:15 p.m.—Remarks
12:30 p.m.—Exhibit Tours

Please Note: No Artificial Light May Be Used in the Exhibition.

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For more information about Discovering the Civil War or to obtain images of items included in the exhibit, call the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Public Affairs staff at 202-357-5300.

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