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 …