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The John F. Kennedy Memorial at 40: A Conversation with Frank Welch and Dale Sellers

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, the American Institute of Architects Dallas and the Dallas Architecture Forum presented “The John F. Kennedy Memorial at 40: A Conversation with Frank Welch and Dale Sellers.” The program included a reception, book signing and walk to the Memorial. Watch this video on YouTube.

Meet the Museum – An Introduction to the Reading Room

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

So, just how does a researcher gain access to the books, DVDs, oral histories and other materials in the Museum’s new Reading Room? Find out during this orientation led by our librarian, Pauline Martin.

Meet the Museum – Student Voices: A Conversation with the Curator of Education

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

What do young people really think about the assassination of President Kennedy in November 1963, and how do they define his legacy? Listen to this enlightening conversation with Curator of Education Sharron Conrad that puts student voices on center stage!

Meet the Museum – Living History with Bob Jackson

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

On Friday, November 22, 1963, newspaper photographer Bob Jackson was assigned to take pictures of President Kennedy’s visit to Dallas for the Dallas Times Herald. Learn how he covered one of the largest news events of the 20th century.

Meet the Museum – Q&A with Curator Gary Mack

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

Gary Mack has been researching the Kennedy assassination since 1975, served as a consultant to the Museum since the planning stages in the early 1980s and joined the Museum staff in 1994.

Behind the Lens: The Making of A Photographer’s Story with Bob Jackson

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

On the closing weekend of this exhibit, discover how Bob Jackson’s amazing portfolio of photographs became a Museum exhibit. Listen as Jackson recounts the story behind the exhibit and his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph with museum curator Gary Mack and associate curator Stephen Fagin.

Meet the Museum – The Parkland Experience

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

The Kennedy motorcade arrived at Parkland Memorial Hospital five minutes after the shooting in Dealey Plaza. Approximately 48 hours later, accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald died there after being gunned down in the basement of police headquarters. Find out more through physicians’ notes, oral histories, hospital records and other unique accounts.

The Kennedy Detail: JFK’s Secret Service Agents Break Their Silence

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

In The Kennedy Detail, Gerald Blaine – one of 34 Secret Service agents on President Kennedy’s Detail when he was assassinated – sets history straight on what happened that afternoon and in the months leading up to and following the tragedy. Written with Secret Service agent Clint Hill and award-winning journalist Lisa McCubbin, this insider account …

Meet the Museum – Kennedy Scrapbooks: Insights from the Collections Manager

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

People all over the world created scrapbooks to commemorate President Kennedy’s life and death. A few of those scrapbooks are now part of the Museum collections! Get a rare glimpse at some of our treasures and learn how you can protect your own keepsakes. Presented by Museum Collections Manager Lindsey Richardson.

Meet the Museum – Gallery Talk with the Curator

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

Curator Gary Mack shares stories about Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby. Ruby’s life is featured in the Museum’s collections spotlight exhibition Jack Ruby: The Man in That Hat.