Living History with Jan Sittel
Curator Stephen Fagin hosts a Living History Program in the South Gallery this month, with special guest Jan Sittel.
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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.
Gallery Talk: Living History with Joe Carter
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesFree with Museum Admission, Curator Stephen Fagin hosts a Living History Program in the South Gallery this month with special guest Joe Carter, a former UPI reporter and presidential speechwriter. Carter was aboard a White House Press bus in the Dallas motorcade when he heard shots fired in Dealey Plaza.
Free
How the Best Did It: Leadership Lessons From Our Top Presidents with Talmage Boston
The former Commissioners Court Room at the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St. Dallas, Dallas, TX, United StatesThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza hosts a special program with Talmage Boston, lawyer and author of How the Best Did It: Leadership Lessons from Our Top Presidents. Program tickets include a light lunch and a copy of the book.
$65
Gallery Talk – Two Days in Texas – 5/10
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 – 5/17
Join Museum staff members on the seventh floor each week for a fifteen-minute gallery talk about Two Days in Texas.
Blue Star Museum Program
Offering free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve, through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the Department of Defense. The 2024 Blue Star Museums program begins on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 18, 2024 and ends on Labor Day, Monday, September 2, 2024.
Gallery Talk – Two Days in Texas – 5/24
Join Museum staff members on the seventh floor each week for a fifteen-minute gallery talk about Two Days in Texas.
Living History with John Sparks and William Cravens
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United Statesa special Living History program featuring special guest John Sparks and William Craven-- high school band students in 1963.
Gallery Talk – Two Days in Texas – 6/7
Join Museum staff members on the seventh floor each week for a fifteen-minute gallery talk about Two Days in Texas.
Explore the 1960s Through the Personal Lens of Doris Kearns Goodwin
SOLD OUT: special program with Doris Kearns Goodwin in conversation with Talmage Boston about her new book, An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s.
$75
Gallery Talk – Two Days in Texas – 6/21
Join Museum staff members on the seventh floor each week for a fifteen-minute gallery talk about Two Days in Texas.
Talking Presidential Elections in the Classroom
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesDon’t miss this FREE Professional Development program hosted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in partnership with SPHERE, offering 5 continuing education credits. This educator workshop focuses on civil discourse and how the 1960 presidential election continues to influence political campaigns today.
Free
Living History with Dr. Lee Alvoid
Join Museum Curator Stephen Fagin for a special Living History program featuring guest Dr. Lee Alvoid. Dr. Alvoid was co-editor of her high school newspaper in San Antonio in 1963. She briefly met President and Mrs. Kennedy, and attended a student press conference with the president, during the Kennedys' visit to San Antonio
Dallas Teen All Access Pass
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesThe Museum has partnered with Dallas Park and Recreation to offer teens age 13-17 free access to the Museum in the months of July and August.
Free
Gallery Talk – Two Days in Texas – 7/5
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 – 7/12
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 – 7/19
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesJoin Museum staff members on the seventh floor each week for a fifteen-minute gallery talk about Two Days in Texas.
Free
Living History with Gretchen Coben
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesLiving History program featuring special guest Gretchen Coben. Coben was a Dallas social worker in 1963. She observed the Kennedy motorcade and witnessed part of the assassination from the second-floor balcony of the Old Red Courthouse in Dealey Plaza.
Gallery Talk – Two Days in Texas – 8/2
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesJoin Museum staff members on the seventh floor each week for a fifteen-minute gallery talk about Two Days in Texas.
Free
Members Tour & Reception: UNT Dallas College of Law
Museum members are invited to enjoy a private tour of the building and the exhibition November 22,1963: The Aftermath. Space is limited and advance reservations are required.
Gallery Talk – Two Days in Texas – 8/16
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesJoin Museum staff members on the seventh floor each week for a fifteen-minute gallery talk about the special exhibition Two Days in Texas.
Gallery Talk – Two Days in Texas – 8/23
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesJoin Museum staff members on the seventh floor each week for a fifteen-minute gallery talk about Two Days in Texas.
Living History with Johnny Rincon, Richard Clark and Lisa Hembry
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesJoin Museum Curator Stephen Fagin for a special Living History program featuring motorcade spectators Johnny Rincon, Richard Clark and Lisa Hembry, Friday August 30 at 1 p.m. Included with Museum admission.
Gallery Talk – Two Days in Texas – 9/6
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesFriday, September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Free with Museum Admission Join Museum staff members on the seventh floor each week for a fifteen-minute gallery talk about Two Days in Texas. Visitors are invited to take a deeper look at the details that shape the exhibition; from powerful eyewitness accounts to rarely seen objects on …
Gallery Talk – Two Days in Texas – 9/13
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesJoin Museum staff members on the seventh floor each week for a fifteen-minute gallery talk about Two Days in Texas.
Living History with Rawlins Gilliland – Two Days in Texas – 9/20
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesJoin Curator Stephen Fagin for a Living History with Rawlins Gilliland Friday, September 20 at 1:00 p.m.
$11 Off Admission for Veterans
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesIn celebration of Veterans Day, the Museum is offering $11 off each admission for veterans and a guest this Sunday, November 10, 2024.