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Exhibitions

Table of Contents: Choose from the following or scroll down to view descriptions of all exhibition types.

Perrmanent Exhibition
Special Exhibition
Online Exhibit
Traveling and Joint Exhibitions

Permanent Exhibition

The Museum's permanent exhibition features extensive galleries where visitors can experience the lives of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the dramatic events of the Great Depression, the New Deal, and World War II.

FDR: The Early Years Gallery

Explore Franklin Roosevelt's life from his birth
at Hyde Park in 1882 until the eve of his election as
President in 1932 in The Early Years Gallery.

Permanent Exhibition: Presidential Years

FDR: The Presidential Years Gallery

FDR led the United States through the greatest economic depression in its history and helped guide the Allied Powers to victory in World War II. Journey back in time to the 1930s and 1940s in The Presidential Years Gallery and relive this powerful chapter in our history.

The Oval Office Desk

One of the Museum's prized artifacts is the desk President Roosevelt used in the White House Oval Office during his twelve years as America's Chief Executive. The clutter of mementos and knickknacks on it is arranged largely as it was at the time of his death.

FDR's Private Study

The FDR Library is the only presidential library ever used by a sitting president. Be sure to pay a visit to Roosevelt's private study —located inside the Museum and preserved as he left it in 1945.

"First Lady of the World"

Reformer, wife and mother, teacher, journalist, First Lady, political activist, advocate for the underprivileged , champion for the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights — these are the many faces of Eleanor Roosevelt. Discover the inspiring story of the "First Lady of the World" in the Eleanor Roosevelt Gallery.

FDR's Ford

Don't miss FDR's 1936 Ford Phaeton, specially outfitted with hand controls which allowed the President to drive despite his disability. Roosevelt enjoyed driving this car — often with his famous Scottie dog, Fala, at his side — on his estate and along the back roads of his beloved Dutchess County.

Special Exhibition: Action and Action Now

Special Exhbit. Action and Action Now: FDR's First Hundred Days

The Museum presents special changing exhibitions in the William J. vanden Heuvel Special Exhibitions Gallery.

Our current special exhibition is Action and Action Now: FDR's First 100 Days . It is on display through March 31, 2010. Click the image to your left for more information, a virtual exhibit tour, and a downloadable Exhibit Guide.

Online Exhibit: Art of the New Deal

Artwork featured in exhibit: Art of the New Deal

Art of the New Deal features a selection of New Deal art from the collections of the FDR Library. Visit the Museum before January 31, 2010 to see this artwork in-person. Click the link above or the image to the left to enter the online exhibit.

Traveling and Joint Exhibitions

The museum maintains an active program of traveling exhibitions. We also present joint exhibitions with other museums and libraries. Contact Supervisory Museum Curator Herman Eberhardt if you are interested in bringing one of our traveling exhibits to your institution.

Current Joint Exhibition:

Treasures of a President: FDR and the Sea
A joint exhibition with the South Street Seaport Museum
New York, New York
October 22, 2008 - May 31, 2010