 The "Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America" mobile museum exhibit
developed by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
will stop along Monroe Street just north of the state Capitol from
Tuesday to Thursday and people are encouraged to visit free of
charge. A ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Tuesday will open the
exhibit, which may be visited until 4 p.m. that day. The exhibit
will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and
Thursday."Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America" is traveling the
United States the next two years to inspire visitors with the story
of Lincoln's life and accomplishments. The only exhibit of its type
in the country, the mobile museum uses an engaging mixture of
interactive elements, graphics, facsimile documents and artifacts
inside a 53-foot long, double expandable trailer to commemorate the
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial.
The exhibition examines Lincoln's life from his poor beginnings
to his ascension to the presidency and his assassination. Highlights
include a visual recreation of Lincoln's 1861 Farewell Address from
a train car in Springfield as he left for the White House, and the
award-winning "The Civil War in Four Minutes" video presentation.
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The "Self-Made in America" mobile exhibit was funded in part by a
grant from the Illinois Bureau of Tourism, with corporate
sponsorships being sought. It was developed by Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Library and Museum curators and historians working in
concert with Mobility Resource
Associates, a Michigan-based leader in creating custom mobile
exhibition tours. The exhibit debuted April 27 at the American
Association of Museums Convention in Denver and is visiting key
bicentennial events through August 2010, as well as the 2008
national political conventions, major sporting events, elementary
and secondary schools, colleges, and other venues.
For up-to-the-minute tour dates and locations, additional
information about the mobile exhibit, or to learn more about the
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, visit
www.abelincolnmuseum.org.
For tour sponsorship information, contact
HPA.self-madetruck@illinois.gov.
[Text from
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
news release received from the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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