Ford's Theatre Reopens

Thursday July 9, 2009

Ford's Theatre Museum in Washington, DC, which is free and open to the public, reopened its doors on July 15, 2009 after extensive renovations. The museum tells the story of Abraham Lincoln through its new exhibits and artifacts. Visitors begin their tour by passing through a passenger car of a train, representing Lincoln's February 1861 secret train ride to Baltimore to escape would-be assassins. . . .read more

Take a Virtual Tour of Ford's Theatre

Watch A Video of Presidential Historian Richard Norton Smith Discuss the renovations of Ford's Theatre