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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 States

Dr. 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 …

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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 States

The 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 …

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JFK-LBJ: Transition of Power

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

The 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 …

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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 States

Jack 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 …

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10th Annual CSI Family Day

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

Become 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 …

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Five Presidents with Clint Hill and Lisa McCubbin

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

Former 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.

$35

50 Great American Places with Brent Glass

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

Historian 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 …

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1960: LBJ vs JFK vs Nixon with David Pietrusza

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

In 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 …

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Gallery Talk – Highlights from A Time for Greatness

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

Photographs 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.

$5

Teacher Workshop – A Time For Greatness: The 1960 Presidential Campaign

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

In 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 …

$20