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UPCOMING EVENTSFor more information regarding events held at the Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum, please call 1-800-FDR-VISIT or email us at
roosevelt.library.@nara.gov. SPECIAL MUSEUM EXHIBITION
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the start of the New Deal, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will mount a major special exhibition that explores the dramatic and nation-changing "First 100 Days" of FDR's Presidency in the William J. vanden Heuvel Gallery.
Friday, May 23, 2008
An evening of WWII-era entertainment will transport visitors back to the Roosevelt days as the FDR Presidential Library and Museum hosts a USO Show. Attendees will enjoy an evening of comedy and entertainment, historic newsreels, and music from the 1940s. Wearing of period dress and dancing in the aisles is encouraged. Saturday, May 24, 2008
The lawn in front of the FDR Presidential Library and Museum will take on the appearance of a WWII encampment on Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25. Period military vehicles of all sizes and soldiers in battle dress will be on hand to share their love of history with World War II enthusiasts, families, teachers, and students. Civilians are encouraged to look around and interact with the troops; guests are invited to ask questions, touch artifacts, and explore the military vehicles. Military uniforms, weapons, insignia, and vehicles from 1917 to the present day will be on display; throughout the day re-enactors will hold demonstrations of military equipment and explain what it was like for military personnel in World War II. Saturday, June 21, 2008
On Saturday, June 21, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will host the Roosevelt Reading Festival. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center. All Roosevelt Reading Festival activities are open to the public free of charge. July 29 - 31, 2008
Teaching Hudson Valley Diversity: Culture, History, and Nature, 1609-2009, July 29 - 31. Join teachers, museum staff, environmental educators, and others to learn more about the Hudson Valley and place-based education. This year's focus is tolerance and diversity including how the Dutch, in particular, shaped the region's culture and history. Threaded throughout will be sessions on how human communities in the Valley benefit from and affect biodiversity. |