Portraits: History Lived – Exhibit closed
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesA collaboration between The Dallas Morning News, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza and several eyewitnesses to history Dallas 1963, Portraits: History Lived was a series of current photographs of people who witnessed some part of the Kennedys’ 1963 visit to Dallas, the assassination of the president or its aftermath. In commemoration of the 52nd anniversary of the …
Fort Worth Opera Symposium in partnership with The Sixth Floor Museum: Cuba and Immigration
TCC Trinity River Campus, Energy Auditorium 300 Trinity Campus Cir., Fort Worth, TX, United StatesWith the recent restoration of ties between Cuba and America and the steps being taken toward removing the five-decade embargo against the Latin country, Fort Worth Opera hosted a conversation evaluating JFK’s decision to enforce the blockade, its economic impact during the past 50 years, why both President Bush and President Obama made strides to …
Sign of the Times: Opening Reception and Lecture with Curator Hal Wert
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesDr. Hal Wert, curator of the temporary exhibit, Sign of the Times: The Great American Political Poster 1844-2012, explored the stories behind the posters and the intriguing political messages that have changed throughout the years. The project was supported in part by an award from Mid-America Arts Alliance, The National Endowment for the Arts, Texas …
Fort Worth Opera Symposium in partnership with The Sixth Floor Museum: Covering Tragedy: Journalism In A Changing World
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesThe Fort Worth Opera Festival presented the world premiere of the opera JFK in April 2016. A special symposia, presented in partnership with The Sixth Floor Museum, explored different topics related to President Kennedy's administration. Covering Tragedy: Journalism in a Changing World was presented in partnership with North Texas public broadcast KERA and explored the evolution of media …
JFK-LBJ: Transition of Power
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza and The Dallas Theater Center partnered to present programming for the Dallas premiere of the play, All the Way, winner of a 2014 Tony Award®. This panel discussion compared Presidents Kennedy and Johnson and showcased firsthand accounts from November 22, 1963 from the perspective of politics, presidential security …
Fort Worth Opera Symposium in partnership with The Sixth Floor Museum: The Arts
Piano Pavilion, Kimbell Art Museum 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX, United StatesJack and Jackie Kennedy were avid supporters of the visual and performing arts, and under his presidency developed positions that empowered the arts and gave a voice to architecture. They hosted White House parties in honor of famous artists, and JFK supported the creation of the GSA Art in Architecture Program to oversee the commission …
10th Annual CSI Family Day
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesBecome a Crime Scene Investigator and solve a crime by identifying forged documents, reading eyewitness accounts or analyzing fingerprints! The Sixth Floor Museum partnered with University of North Texas Forensic Science Program, one of only 14 undergraduate programs in the country that is accredited by the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, to present CSI Family …
Five Presidents with Clint Hill and Lisa McCubbin
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesFormer Secret Service agent Clint Hill, who was in President Kennedy's motorcade in Dallas, discussed his new book, Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Ford with co-author Lisa McCubbin. View this program on YouTube.
50 Great American Places with Brent Glass
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesHistorian and Director Emeritus of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History Brent D. Glass discussed his new book. A guide to the most important cultural and historic sites in the U.S. From Mesa Verde to the Mall of America tells the collective story of America. Presented in partnership with Frontiers of Flight Museum and …
1960: LBJ vs JFK vs Nixon with David Pietrusza
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesIn 1960: LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon, award-winning presidential historian David Pietrusza crafted a revealing, electrifying portrait of the first modern-day presidential campaign, the epic battle between Sen. John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon. It was the first campaign to utilize the power of television, the first in which all fifty states would participate and …
Gallery Talk – Highlights from A Time for Greatness
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesPhotographs and artifacts tell unique and sometimes surprising stories. This new temporary exhibit highlighted the Museum’s favorite—and most interesting—objects and images from the 1960 campaign, including materials from Senator Kennedy’s visit to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in September 1960.
Teacher Workshop – A Time For Greatness: The 1960 Presidential Campaign
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesIn this workshop, educators toured the A Time for Greatness exhibit, sampled the TEKS- aligned education programs and lesson plans designed to accompany the exhibit, and interacted with curatorial staff. Showcasing campaign memorabilia, photographs and film from The Sixth Floor Museum’s collection, this colorful look at the 1960 Kennedy campaign offered a timely exploration of …
Gallery Talk – Highlights from A Time For Greatness
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesPhotographs and artifacts tell unique and sometimes surprising stories. This new temporary exhibit highlighted the Museum’s favorite—and most interesting—objects and images from the 1960 campaign, including materials from Senator Kennedy’s visit to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in September 1960.
Gallery Talk – When LBJ and Lady Bird Came to Dallas in 1960
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesIn the final days of the 1960 campaign, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson and his wife Lady Bird were accosted by demonstrators while visiting Dallas. This incident gained national media attention at the time, and it would return immediately after the assassination in 1963 as a powerful example of the city’s volatile political atmosphere. Through …
Teacher Workshop – A Time For Greatness: Presidential Elections and Respect
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesIn 1960: LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon, award-winning presidential historian David Pietrusza crafted a revealing, electrifying portrait of the first modern-day presidential campaign, the epic battle between Sen. John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon. It was the first campaign to utilize the power of television, the first in which all fifty states would participate and …
Gallery Talk – Highlights from A Time For Greatness
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesPhotographs and artifacts tell unique and sometimes surprising stories. This new temporary exhibit highlighted the Museum’s favorite—and most interesting—objects and images from the 1960 campaign, including materials from Senator Kennedy’s visit to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in September 1960.
Teacher Workshop in partnership with The World Affairs Council – Cuba
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesCuba, often at center stage in international affairs, is again the focus of global attention. After Fidel Castro stepped down after nearly fifty years as Cuba's leader, his brother, Raúl Castro, embarked upon a series of reforms that are gradually but fundamentally changing the country. The 2014 announcement to normalize Cuba-U.S. relations after over five …
Gallery Talk – 1960 Campaign Wives
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesMrs. Nixon and Mrs. Kennedy both supported their husbands as they campaigned for president but did so in very different ways. Mrs. Nixon accompanied her husband everywhere, and he referred to her in almost every speech. Mrs. Kennedy hated campaigning and avoided it when possible – aided in part by her pregnancy. This exploration of …
Gallery Talk – Coffee with the Curators
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesThere is much more to the story of the 1960 campaign than the Museum was able to tell in its A Time for Greatness exhibit. The curatorial staff led an informal question-and-answer session that explored many of the topics touched on in the exhibit as well as new areas of discussion raised by the audience. …
Gallery Talk – PT-109 and the 1960 Campaign
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesOn August 2, 1943, Lt. John F. Kennedy’s motor torpedo boat PT-109 was sunk in the Pacific Theater. Kennedy, clenching a life jacket strap between his teeth to tow one injured crewmember, swam for four hours to lead survivors to a nearby island. This dramatic tale of World War II heroism framed Senator Kennedy’s political …
Gallery Talk – When LBJ and Lady Bird Came to Dallas in 1960
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesIn the final days of the 1960 campaign, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson and his wife Lady Bird were accosted by demonstrators while visiting Dallas. This incident gained national media attention at the time, and it would return immediately after the assassination in 1963 as a powerful example of the city’s volatile political atmosphere. Through …
Illusion and Disillusion: A Panel Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographers on Violence and War
Texas Theatre 231 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Dallas, United StatesIn celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prizes, this program, which was presented by The Sixth Floor Museum and 29 Pieces, provided a platform to launch a powerful community dialogue on the toll of violence and war. The panel included five Pulitzer Prize-winning photographers and one winner of the International Women’s Media Foundation …
Gallery Talk – Highlights from A Time For Greatness
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesPhotographs and artifacts tell unique and sometimes surprising stories. Join our collections staff inside our new temporary exhibit as we highlight our favorite—and most interesting—objects and images from the 1960 campaign, including materials from Senator Kennedy’s visit to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in September 1960.
Gallery Talk – 1960 Campaign Wives
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesMrs. Nixon and Mrs. Kennedy both supported their husbands as they campaigned for president but did so in very different ways. Mrs. Nixon accompanied her husband everywhere, and he referred to her in almost every speech. Mrs. Kennedy hated campaigning and avoided it when possible – aided in part by her pregnancy. This exploration of …
Gallery Talk – PT-109 and the 1960 Campaign
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesOn August 2, 1943, Lt. John F. Kennedy’s motor torpedo boat PT-109 was sunk in the Pacific Theater. Kennedy, clenching a life jacket strap between his teeth to tow one injured crewmember, swam for four hours to lead survivors to a nearby island. This dramatic tale of World War II heroism framed Senator Kennedy’s political …
Gallery Talk – Coffee with the Curators
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesThere is much more to the story of the 1960 campaign than the Museum was able to tell in its A Time for Greatness exhibit. The curatorial staff led an informal question-and-answer session that explored many of the topics touched on in the exhibit as well as new areas of discussion raised by the audience.
Twenty-Six Seconds: An Evening with Alexandra Zapruder
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesAbraham Zapruder’s home movie capturing the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as his motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza includes perhaps the most iconic 26 seconds of film in history—the first major instance of citizen journalism. On the anniversary of President Kennedy’s death, Abraham Zapruder’s granddaughter, Alexandra Zapruder, discussed her new book, Twenty-Six Seconds: A …
Educator Exclusive Exhibit Workshop: Amending America
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesThis teacher workshop, held on the opening day of the Museum’s new exhibit, Amending America: The Bill of Rights, featured special guest presenters Jenny Sweeney from National Archives Fort Worth and Sharon Brannon from the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. This professional development opportunity provided educators of grades 5-12 with new ways to …
The Creation of the Bill of Rights with Lackland H. Bloom, Jr.
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesIn celebration of the 28th anniversary of The Sixth Floor Museum on Presidents Day, this special program featured constitutional law expert Professor Lackland H. Bloom, Jr. of Southern Methodist University. Dr. Bloom examined the creation of the Bill of Rights with special emphasis on the First Amendment in conjunction with the temporary exhibition Amending America: …
CSI Family Day 2017
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesEvidence from a recent crime + New technology applied to a cold case = Two crimes to solve! Do you have what it takes to be a Crime Scene Investigator? Study the crime scenes and analyze clues left behind using UV fluorescence as well as burn pattern, blood spatter and glass breakage analyses to crack …
A Case for Conspiracy with Dr. Cyril H. Wecht
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesRenowned forensic pathologist, consultant and author Dr. Cyril H. Wecht, who has spent more than 50 years researching President Kennedy’s assassination, presented a multimedia lecture on key areas of the Warren Commission’s 1964 investigation, including President Kennedy’s autopsy and the controversial single bullet theory. As a distinguished elder statesman of the assassination research community and …
JFK: A Vision for America with Stephen Kennedy Smith and Douglas Brinkley
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesTo commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of President John F. Kennedy, this program featured a conversation between the president’s nephew Stephen Kennedy Smith, noted historian Douglas Brinkley and acclaimed journalist Rena Pederson. Kennedy Smith and Brinkley are co-authors of JFK: A Vision For America, a compilation of President Kennedy’s greatest speeches with commentary …
Teaching Civil Rights from the 1700s through 2017 and Beyond
Old Red Museum 100 S. Houston Street, Dallas, United StatesThis workshop included primary source activities and guest speakers to put into context the struggle for equal rights from 1776 through today and looking onward. Teachers broaden their own content knowledge and develop primary source-based lesson plans that demonstrate the significance and relevance of historic civil rights milestones. Speakers: Julie L. Hershenberg, J.D., M.A., M.P.T., …
The Assassin’s Assassin: A Case Study of the Jack Ruby Trial
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesArmed with newly released documents from the original prosecution file, Judge Brandon Birmingham and criminal defense attorney/former Dallas County assistant district attorney Toby Shook told the story of the “trial of the century” that played out just months later in a Dallas courtroom. View this program on YouTube.
From the Oval Office to Dallas Love Field: White House Correspondent Sid Davis Remembers
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesIn a special program marking the 55th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis, former White House correspondent Sid Davis shared his memories of being in the Oval Office in October 1962 when President Kennedy demanded the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba. Davis was also in the motorcade in Dallas on November 22, 1963 and …
What Has the Government Been Hiding? 54 Years of Secrets & the Release of the JFK Records
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesThe JFK Records Collection Act of 1992 required the National Archives and Records Administration to release all withheld government files pertaining to President Kennedy’s assassination by October 26, 2017. Best-selling authors Dr. Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics and Philip Shenon, former New York Times reporter, discussed the ramifications and revelations of the …
Mourning a President – A Conversation with Major William F. Lee: Memories of a Sentinel
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesAs a lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in Washington, D.C. in 1963, Major William F. Lee participated in the Death Watch rotations – sentry duty by the U.S. Armed Forces around the president’s casket – in the East Room of the White House and in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Lee silently observed both private …
Nasher Prize Dialogue: Sculpture + History
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesIn conjunction with the Nasher Sculpture Center’s Nasher Prize, this program looked at the ways in which artists work with documents, found and archived materials, and research to create sculptural work that considers particularly potent historic moments and issues, as well as the current political climate. Panelists included Chilean-born, New York-based artist, architect and filmmaker …
The Great Society: A Community Conversation
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesPresented with the Dallas Theater Center, this program focused on The Great Society, the second part of Robert Schenkkan’s 2016 play All the Way. While facing a “war on poverty” at home, the increasingly unpopular Vietnam war and powerful political enemies, Lyndon B. Johnson fought to pass civil rights legislation and some of America’s most important social programs. …
Rebel Spirits Opening Program
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesThe opening program of the Museum’s temporary exhibit Rebel Spirits: Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. included a preview of the exhibit and a conversation with photojournalist/exhibit curator Lawrence Schiller and David Margolick, author of the book The Promise and the Dream, which helped inspire the Rebel Spirits exhibit. Both the book and the exhibit explore the unique …
Delta Epiphany: RFK In Mississippi
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesEllen Meacham, author of Delta Epiphany: Robert F. Kennedy in Mississippi, discussed the lasting impact of Robert F. Kennedy’s visit to the Mississippi Delta in 1967, where Kennedy was stunned by the level of poverty and hunger he witnessed. Through the press coverage that followed him, the nation gained new understanding that children were starving within …
A Ripple of Hope: Film Screening and Conversation with Producer/Director Donald Boggs
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesA Ripple of Hope is a powerful documentary produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Dr. Donald Boggs that explores the passion for justice and personal courage that linked Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. in life as well as death. This film traces the events of April 4, 1968, when major cities across the United …
Conflicting Conclusions: The Government Assassination Investigations
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesAs the intense subjects of discussion and debate that continue today, two crucial government investigations into the death of President John F. Kennedy reflect the evolution of the memory and mood of the nation, from a desire for closure in the immediate aftermath of the assassination to heightened cynicism and mistrust of the government more …
Presidents Day Concert: Honoring the Museum’s 30th Anniversary
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesThe Sixth Floor Museum paid tribute to both the Museum’s thirtieth anniversary and the fifty-fifth anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. These special milestones were marked by a newly commissioned work “The Sixth Floor” written by award-winning Texas composer Jesus Martinez and performed by the Julius Quartet. Arranged in three movements, “Sniper’s …
The Power of the Magazine Cover: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesSuccessful American leaders have always understood, respected -- and sometimes feared -- the power of the media in shaping and shifting public opinions and perceptions. For more than a hundred years, magazine publishers and politicians have had a symbiotic relationship. From Lincoln to Kennedy and beyond, an American president’s appearance on a magazine cover has …
70 Years of Texas Television: An Evening with Bobbie Wygant
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesBobbie Wygant joined Texas' first television station, WBAP-TV, in 1948, two weeks before it went on the air. During her remarkable and trailblazing career, spanning seventy years in broadcasting, Wygant interviewed thousands of notable entertainers and celebrities from Bette Davis to Charley Pride to Bradley Cooper. In 1960, she became the first woman in the southwest …
Deep South Dispatch: Memoir of a Civil Rights Journalist
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesBorn and raised in the South during a time when racial segregation was the norm, former New York Times journalist John N. Herbers witnessed and covered landmark civil rights uprisings that rocked the country, the world and his own conscience. A leading civil rights journalist for more than a decade, Herbers wrote from behind the front lines, …
The Last Days of Lee Harvey Oswald: A Conversation with Ruth Paine
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesThrust overnight into the center of an international tragedy, Ruth Paine still ponders a different outcome if she’d known Lee Harvey Oswald had stashed a rifle in her garage. For the first time ever, Ruth shared her story at the Museum, joining Curator Stephen Fagin in conversation as she reflected on her friendship with Marina …
Toward a Psychological Understanding of Lee Oswald, Assassin
While many over the years have pondered Oswald’s motive, clinical psychologist Dr. Gene Riddle took a different tack - analyzing how Oswald became a person capable of assassinating a president. Over the course of six years, Dr. Riddle conducted an in-depth study of Lee Harvey Oswald as part of a book-length project for the Professional …
Three Hours in Dallas: Film Premiere with Live Musical Score
Join us for the world premiere of “Three Hours in Dallas,” an original musical composition scored to accompany an all-new compilation of historic motorcade film footage. Written by award-winning composer Jesus Martinez and performed by a percussion ensemble from Arlington’s Sam Houston High School, this unique immersive experience exemplifies President Kennedy’s affinity for the arts. …
56th Anniversary Program: Living History with Bill Mercer
An award-winning broadcast journalist, Bill Mercer is a Dallas Press Club Living Legend and a member of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame. As a broadcaster with CBS affiliate KRLD Radio and Television in Dallas in 1963, Mercer covered the breaking news of the Kennedy assassination, reporting live from Dallas police headquarters. At a midnight …
Pop Culture Camelot: Jackie Kennedy
To commemorate Presidents Day 2020 at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, Curator of Collections Lindsey Richardson presented a gallery talk and artifact showcase exploring the evolution of Jackie Kennedy’s image in popular culture over a sixty-year period, from 1960 to 2020.
Pop Culture Camelot: John F. Kennedy
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesTo commemorate Presidents Day 2020 at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, Curator Stephen Fagin presented a gallery talk and artifact showcase exploring the evolution of President John F. Kennedy’s image in popular culture over a sixty-year period, from 1960 to 2020. Watch the program here.
Storytelling through Art Virtual Program
Virtual Class 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesExplore art to learn about historic people and events. Discover how art tells stories by examining different artworks through clues in plain sight. Work with fiber artist Dr. Joan M.E. Gaither to create your own documentary artwork about yourself. Materials needed: Paper, pen or pencil, and your imagination. Registration is required. Click here to register: …
Shaping a President: John F. Kennedy and PT-109
Virtual Class 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesJoin the Sixth Floor Museum and the National Museum of the Pacific War to learn about President Kennedy's service during World War II. Explore a PT-309 and a model of Kennedy's PT-109, then hear about how his time in the Navy helped shape his future. In the middle of World War II, on August …
A New Kennedy: John F. Kennedy and Civil Rights 1960-1963 Virtual Lecture
Virtual Class 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesIn the November 1964 issue of LOOK magazine, Martin Luther King, Jr. reflected on John Kennedy one year after his assassination. In the interview, King marveled at President Kennedy’s capacity to listen, learn and grow. He mused that “there were, in fact, two John Kennedys. One presided in the first two years under pressure of …
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez Virtual Book Reading
Women's Vote Centennial Celebration! Christiana Reyes from The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza shares the book "Sofia Valdez, Future Prez" by Andrea Beatty, a young girl dreaming of ways to improve her community. After the story, create a poster showing support for Sofia's work. Be sure to have paper, drawing items (examples: markers, crayons, …
Educator Virtual Open House
Virtual ProgramYour classroom needs have changed and so have The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza’s education offerings. Join our Educator Virtual Open House and learn all about the exciting new opportunities for you and your students. Take a break for an hour and join fellow educators for games, activities, and an overview of the Museum’s …
Sixties Science: Forensic Science Virtual Family Program
Virtual Class 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesForensic science is the use of science and the scientific method to investigate crimes and evidence. Forensic investigations cover several topics including fingerprinting and DNA which are used to identify people using characteristics that are unique to each person. This Sixties Science lesson will show you how to collect and study fingerprints and extract DNA. …
Sixties Science – Photography
Virtual Class 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesPhotography and the way we capture current events has changed over the past 60 years, moving from taking pictures using film to digital images with the ability to share them instantly. This episode of Sixties Science will explore the use of film cameras, demonstrate how to make a pinhole camera, and hold a race to …
President Kennedy’s Trip to Texas – Virtual Event
OnlineThe Sixth Floor Museum will be live tweeting President Kennedy's 1963 trip to Texas using films, photographs and objects from journalists covering the multi-city trip. Multiple posts will appear on the Museum's Twitter and Instagram pages throughout the weekend beginning in the morning on Saturday, November 21. To view the virtual program, be sure you …
Sharing My Story: A Virtual Artmaking Workshop
Virtual Class 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesSpend the morning telling only the stories you can tell in this virtual artmaking workshop. Using everyday items including photos, magazines and art materials you have in your home, create artworks that talk. Award-winning educator and fiber artist Dr. Joan M.E. Gaither joins the Museum for a virtual program exploring techniques to document stories of the communities around you. Participants will have the opportunity to work together with Dr. Gaither to create a virtual community artwork sharing their stories and experiences during 2020.
The Concert Truck
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesJoin The Sixth Floor Museumas we remember President Kennedy this weekend with a special performance by The Concert Truck courtesy of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The Concert Truck will present a free concert outside The Sixth Floor Museum featuring members of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, November 22 at 2:00 p.m.
Dance Break: A Virtual Dance Workshop
Virtual Class 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesDance is used every day to share stories and emotions as part of a group or on our own. Tara Gregory from the Bishop Arts Theatre Center will lead this virtual dance intensive for middle and high school students to help participants express themselves through movement. Explore how to use dance and movement to help deal with emotions from the challenges of 2020 in a fun and positive way while learning a few new steps.
Sixties Science – The Space Race
Virtual Class 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesIn 1961 President Kennedy set a challenge to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s. In this session of 60s Science, participants will learn about the race between the United States and the Soviet Union to be the first to put a man on the moon. They will discover the …
Be a Detective Online Family Program
Virtual Class 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesBecome a detective and learn how to examine photographs and collect evidence to unlock clues. Conduct an investigation and learn forensic science techniques you can do with items around your house. Discover how to take your own fingerprints and analyze them. Participants will need: Paper towels, markers, glass of water, copy paper, clear glass cup, …
Sixties Science – Medicine
OnlineThe 1960s ushered in several medical advancements including the first heart transplant and improvements in respiratory health research for children. In this session of Sixties Science, participants will learn about advancements in medical treatment and research and see how it connects to medical issues today. They will build their own set of inflatable lungs and a heart pump and then determine how to repair them when the patient is ill.
The Sixties Science program is a monthly series connecting history and STEAM from the 1960s to today for students ages 8-13. This program will highlight new topics each month through virtual programs debuting on YouTube the second Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. Visit our Education page for resources for this program and upcoming dates and topics.
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The MAMA’S BOY Project | Marguerite Oswald: A Footnote in History
Virtual ProgramA virtual program of scenes and monologues drawn from the play Mama’s Boy, by Rob Urbinati, and interviews with real people who knew Marguerite Oswald, one of the most compelling and divisive characters in history. Mama’s Boy tells the story of Lee Harvey Oswald’s complex relationship with his overbearing mother, Marguerite. The play follows her reckless attempts to …
The MAMA’S BOY Project Virtual Education Program
Virtual Class 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesThe Mama’s Boy Project Education Program provides a cross-curricular virtual experience focusing on U.S. history, theatre and psychology. During the program students will learn about the historical and cultural relevance of the Oswald family to American history through the lens of character development and behavioral analysis. This program is recommended for students in grades 9 …
If Objects Talked: Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights
OnlineIn honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Museum and the Dallas Public Library will share items from the Museum’s collections focusing on Dr. King and Civil Rights. Educators Elyze Davis and Genevieve Kaplan will share several objects and tell the stories behind them. Objects will include one of the Museum’s latest acquisitions – …
Sixties Science: Espionage Virtual Family Program
Virtual Class 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesDuring the 1960s the United States and the Soviet Union used several innovative ways to gather information on about each other. From using spies and double agents to building electronic monitoring and recording devices to creating special message coding systems, the Cold War opponents were determined to stay ahead of one another. In this month’s Sixties Science …
The Power of Words | Panel Discussion with Civic Leaders
Virtual ProgramChange, unity and non-violence are core beliefs Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President John F. Kennedy both shared. How does the power of their words spoken over half a century ago – and their respective calls to action which inspired so much hope to make positive change in communities across the nation - still …
Sixties Science: Early Computers Virtual Family Program
Did you know a modern-day flash drive contains more memory than entire computers from the 1960s? Join the Museum for a conversation with Max Post from the Texas Instruments Alumni Association for a show and tell presentation about early computers and how they developed into the devices we have today. Afterwards, learn how to grow …
Dance Break: Virtual Dance Workshop
OnlineDance is used every day to share stories and emotions as part of a group or on our own. Dancers Tara Gregory and Sarah Matzke from the Bishop Arts Theatre Center led a virtual dance intensive in 2020 to help students express themselves through movement. Explore how to use dance and movement to help you deal with emotions from …
Storytelling Through Art with Dr. Joan M.E. Gaither
OnlineJoin award winning visual artist and educator Dr. Joan M.E. Gaither and explore how artists use historic people, places and events to tell stories. In conversation with the Museum’s Director of Education Genevieve Kaplan learn how Dr. Gaither created a large series of quilts documenting the decades of her life through everyday items while sharing …
Exploring President Kennedy’s New Frontier Today Student Program
OnlineIn his 1960 presidential nomination speech, Kennedy envisioned a New Frontier. His idea for a New Frontier included confronting many of the same challenges we still encounter today such as civil rights, foreign policy, science and education. Students will discuss the challenges Kennedy faced during his administration and determine how far we have come since …
A Virtual Artist Conversation with Gage Mace
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza presented a virtual artist conversation with Gage Mace, moderated by Curator Stephen Fagin. This program was recorded via Zoom on February 24, 2021. Watch the program at youtube.com/sixthfloormuseum
Sixties Science: Cold War Technology Virtual Family Program
OnlineDuring the Cold War scientists and government agencies worked tirelessly to create new technologies that would improve their information gathering and sharing. In this session of Sixties Science learn about U-2 spy planes and hidden messages before designing your own airplane and invisible ink. The Sixties Science program is a monthly series connecting history …
A Virtual Artist Conversation with Tansill Stough-Anthony
Virtual ProgramThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza presented a virtual artist conversation with Tansill Stough-Anthony, moderated by Curator Stephen Fagin. This program was recorded via Zoom on March 16, 2021. Watch the program at youtube.com/sixthfloormuseum
Kennedy’s Avenger: Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby
Virtual ProgramFree Virtual Event The Sixth Floor Museum and the UNT Dallas College of Law present: Kennedy’s Avenger: Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby with authors Dan Abrams and David Fisher in conversation with Felecia Epps, Dean and Professor of Law, UNT Dallas College of Law. New York Times best-selling authors …
Resistance: Civil Rights Movement with Activist Ernest McMillan Virtual Educator Workshop
Virtual Class 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesJoin The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza for a workshop about civil rights featuring a conversation with civil rights activist Ernest McMillan and primary source-based activities for the classroom.
Voices from the Civil Rights Movement
Virtual ProgramTo commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and celebrate Black History Month, the Museum assembled a special series of civil rights-related oral histories: Voices from the Civil Rights Movement. Represented in these interviews are the major civil rights organizations from the early 1960s, including the NAACP, Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Student Non-violent Coordinating …
Member Event | An Evening with Mark Updegrove
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesMuseum members are invited to join the Museum for an evening with Mark Updegrove to celebrate the publication of his new book, Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency. 6:00 P.M. | Reception 6:30 P.M. | Program | Mark Updegrove in conversation with Nicola Longford, CEO of The Sixth Floor Museum Complimentary self-parking …
LAST SECOND IN DALLAS: A GRANULAR ACCOUNT OF THE FINAL SECOND OF THE ASSASSINATION
Dallas County Records BuildingIn this special 90-minute program, first-generation Kennedy assassination researcher Josiah Thompson will discuss his decades-long involvement with the case and the making of his critically acclaimed 1967 classic, Six Seconds in Dallas. Thompson will then bring his research full circle with a presentation based on his new book, Last Second in Dallas. He will show how evidence of what …
The Civil Rights Movement in Dallas
African American Museum 3536 Grand Avenue, Dallas, TX, United StatesFree Community Conversation Listen to firsthand accounts and reflections on the Civil Rights Movement in Dallas from activists and leaders who were part of this historic effort. Moderator Dr. Robert Edison, Curator of Education at the African American Museum, will lead a discussion on civil rights in Dallas as seen through the lived experiences of …
The Kerner Report: Policing and Race
Free Community Conversation The panel will discuss the findings of the 1968 Kerner Report and why they resonate today. Commissioned by President Lyndon Johnson to identify the causes the violent 1967 riots that killed dozens of people in cities across the country, the Kerner Commission concluded that systemic racism and lack of opportunity were …
Hosea Williams: A Lifetime of Defiance and Protest
African American Museum 3536 Grand Avenue, Dallas, TX, United StatesPresentation and Book Discussion Free event at the African American Museum In this first comprehensive biography of Hosea Williams, Rolundus Rice argues that William’s activism in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was of central importance to the success of the larger civil rights movement. Rice traces William’s journey from a local activist in Georgia …
Solidarity Now! Member Tour
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesMuseum members are invited to a private tour of Solidarity Now! Members of the Museum are invited to a private tour of Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor People's Campaign with curator Stephen Fagin. 8:30 a.m. | Light breakfast and coffee in the Visitors Center 9 a.m. | Tour begins, will last approximately 45 minutes …
Community Conversation with activists Diane Ragsdale and Marilyn Clark
African American Museum 3536 Grand Avenue, Dallas, TX, United StatesFree event at the African American Museum Join community activists and civil right leaders Diane Ragsdale and Marilyn Clark for the next in a series of programs related to Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor People's Campaign. The program will be moderated by Vicki Meek. Presented in partnership with the African American Museum.
The Concert Truck
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesThe Dallas Symphony Orchestra is partnering with The Concert Truck for a series of concerts in public spaces. The Museum will host this unique performance on Sunday, May 28 at 1:00 p.m. The performance is FREE.
Explore the Collections | A Private Curatorial Event
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesMembers will have the opportunity to see history firsthand at this private event. Not a member? Sign up at jfk.org/join to become a member and receive an invitation today!
Virtual Teacher Seminar | Presidential Leadership at Historic Crossroads
Virtual ProgramVIRTUAL TEACHER SEMINAR Presidential Leadership at Historic Crossroads July 10-13, 2023 | 5-7 p.m. CST | $25 Register here. We are excited to announce the Museum will be partnering in the summer of 2023 with The Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History for a virtual teacher seminar led by Dr. Barbara A. Perry, Gerald L. Baliles Professor and Director of Presidential …
Teacher Workshop | Sixty Years Later: A Look at JFK
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesIN-PERSON TEACHER WORKSHOP Sixty Years Later: A Look at JFK Two dates available | July 25 or 26 8:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m. | FREE Register here. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was President for just 1,036 days. During this time he launched many domestic programs and promised that a man would walk on the moon. His administration …
TEACHER WORKSHOP | SIXTY YEARS LATER: A LOOK AT JFK
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesIN-PERSON TEACHER WORKSHOP Sixty Years Later: A Look at JFK Two dates available | July 25 or 26 8:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m. | FREE Register here. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was President for just 1,036 days. During this time he launched many domestic programs and promised that a man would walk on the moon. His administration …
A Conversation with Journalist Marvin Scott
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesCourtesy Marvin Scott Join the Museum for a special conversation between journalist Marvin Scott and curator Stephen Fagin. Scott has had a remarkable 60 year-long career. The winner of 12 Emmy Awards, he is currently the senior correspondent at New York's WPIX-TV. Among other notable achievements, he recorded a significant interview with Abraham Zapruder in 1966 about his famous film.
JFK: The Last Speech | Special performance by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Courtesy Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Kennedy Convocation Collection, Photograph 18. Friday, Oct. 6 | 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 | 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8 | 3:00 p.m. Join the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for a performance of a new work that honors President Kennedy upon the 60th anniversary of his passing. Inspired …
Home Movie Day
Texas Theatre 231 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Dallas, United StatesJoin the Museum and the Dallas Municipal Archives at the Texas Theatre to celebrate Home Movie Day. Long before phone cameras and social media, people had to use film and videotape to document their lives. This free event celebrates the importance of saving and preserving home movies and home video. If you have an interesting …
Watch Now: Clint Hill, Lisa McCubbin and Gerald Posner
Join in for a special virtual program! Clint Hill, Lisa McCubbin Hill, and Gerald Posner will mark the upcoming 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy with a virtual discussion. They’ll answer select questions from the public about the assassination and more.
Echoes From a Memory performance
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesEchoes From a Memory Saturday, November 18 | 7:30 p.m. $35 public $30 member The Museum has commissioned local composer, Jesus J. Martinez, to create a new piece of music that draws from the Museum’s Oral History collection, as well as historic films and photographs from the Museum’s collections and other sources, to creatively reinterpret …
Echoes From a Memory Performance
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesEchoes From a Memory Saturday, November 18 | 7:30 p.m. $35 public $30 member The Museum has commissioned local composer, Jesus J. Martinez, to create a new piece of music that draws from the Museum’s Oral History collection, as well as historic films and photographs from the Museum’s collections and other sources, to creatively reinterpret …
To Shape A City: Dallas After JFK
Thanksgiving Square 1627 Pacific Avenue, Dallas, United Statesexplore a few of the more significant interventions that took place in Dallas over the decade following the assassination: the "Goals For Dallas" planning process, spearheaded by Mayor Erik Jonsson; and the establishment of The Thanks-Giving Foundation and subsequent construction of Thanks-Giving Square, designed by architect Philip Johnson.
Jack Ruby: The Many Faces of Oswald’s Assassin with Author Danny Fingeroth
Aaron Family Dallas Jewish Community Center 7900 Northaven Rd, Dallas, TXJoin the Dallas Jewish Historical Society for a special program with Danny Fingeroth, the author of The Many Faces of Oswald’s Assassin, in conversation with The Sixth Floor Museum curator Stephen Fagin. Tickets available here FREE admission for Museum members at the Associate ($250) level and above. Contact membership@jfk.org to RSVP and/or upgrade …
An Evening of Conversation: Ruth Paine and Thomas Mallon
Dupree Theater at Irving Arts Center 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd, Irving, TX, United StatesThe Museum is pleased to share information about upcoming program as a courtesy. Forever connected to the difficult days of November 1963, Ruth Paine will talk with author Thomas Mallon about her life before and after the assassination of President Kennedy as well as her relationship with Lee Harvey and Marina Oswald. Ticket proceeds …
Texas Theatre’s Special Memorial Experience
Texas Theatre 231 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Dallas, United StatesThe Texas Theatre will honor the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s fateful trip to Dallas with a special memorial experience on Wednesday November 22, 2023.
Membership Tour – Two Days in Texas
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesMuseum members are invited to a private tour of our special exhibition, Two Days in Texas.
Presidential Primary Sources Project Webinar – President Kennedy and the Civil Rights Movement
Students will explore how President Kennedy was influenced by the Civil Rights Movement and its impact on the nation.
Presidential Primary Sources Project Webinar – President Kennedy and the Civil Rights Movement
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr said that Kennedy experienced a major change in 1963, addressing civil rights actively in the final month of his presidency. Students will explore how President Kennedy was influenced by the Civil Rights Movement and its impact on the nation.
Special Program: In Conversation with Ernest McMillan
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesJoin civil rights activist Ernest McMillan for a conversation with Jerry Hawkins, Executive Director of Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation, about McMillan’s newly published memoir and many years of social and political action.
Book Signing Event with Darwin Payne
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesThe Museum is delighted to host author Darwin Payne on Sunday, February 18 for a special book signing at the Museum Store. Payne will be onsite to sign copies of his recently released book, Behind the Scenes: Covering the JFK Assassination.
Living History with Jan Sittel
Curator Stephen Fagin hosts a Living History Program in the South Gallery this month, with special guest Jan Sittel.
Presidential Primary Sources Project Webinar – The Rise of the Cold War
This session will explore how the rise of nuclear weapons impacted President Truman and President Kennedy from World War II through the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Presidential Primary Sources Project Webinar – The Rise of the Cold War
This session will explore how the rise of nuclear weapons impacted President Truman and President Kennedy from World War II through the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Gallery Talk – Two Days in Texas – 3/29
Join Museum staff members on the seventh floor each week for a fifteen-minute gallery talk about Two Days in Texas.
Gallery Talk – Two Days in Texas – 4/5
Join Museum staff members on the seventh floor each week for a fifteen-minute gallery talk about Two Days in Texas.
Gallery Talk – Two Days in Texas – 4/12
Join Museum staff members on the seventh floor each week for a fifteen-minute gallery talk about Two Days in Texas.
Gallery Talk – Two Days in Texas – 4/19
Join Museum staff members on the seventh floor each week for a fifteen-minute gallery talk about Two Days in Texas.