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 …
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 …
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 …
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, TX
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 …
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.
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.
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.
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.