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Exhibitions Celebrating Lincoln at 200
exhibit link Mar 6, 2008-Jan 18, 2010
The Honor of Your Company Is Requested: President Lincoln's Inaugural Ball

This exhibition features ephemera from Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural ball
American Art Museum
exhibit link Nov 7, 2008-Jul 5, 2009
One Life: The Mask of Lincoln

To commemorate the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth, this exhibition provides many faces of Lincoln from the museum's collection
Portrait Gallery
Nov 21, 2008-Jan 4, 2009
Gettysburg Address

To celebrate Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, the museum will showcase the rarely exhibited White House's copy of the Gettysburg Address
American History Museum
exhibit link TBA-Oct 2010 (dates tentative)
Abraham Lincoln Certified Plate Proofs

Eleven certified plate proofs for postage stamps honoring Abraham Lincoln will be on view in the Philatelic Gallery pullout frames
Postal Museum
Jan 16, 2009-Jan 2011 (TBA)
Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life

This exhibition will explore the life and legacy of our 16th president through objects from the museum's collection, augmented with personal stories told by him and the people who knew him best
American History Museum
Jan 16, 2009-Apr 2009 (TBA)
America's New Birth of Freedom: Documents from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

The museum will host 10 rare and important documents from the Springfield library and museum. The display will include a signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation and letters expressing Lincoln's views towards emancipation and the conclusion of the Civil War
American History Museum
Mar 6, 2009-Mar 8, 2009
Lincoln, Slavery, and the Civil War Exhibition

Eliot Landau's award-winning philatelic exhibition combines
philately, ephemera, and artifacts in an engaging exploration of Lincoln's presidency, the Civil War, and Black History
Postal Museum
Related Exhibitions, Events, and Resources
Lincoln Events
Smithsonian events celebrating Lincoln's birth in 1809
U. S. Presidential Historic Sites
Artifact: Abraham Lincoln's Patent Model Artifact: Abraham Lincoln's Patent Model
Improvement for buoying vessels over shoals
The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden
Examines the history, impact, and importance of the most powerful job in the world
Portraits of the Presidents Portraits of the Presidents
Portraits of the Presidents from the National Portrait Gallery
CivilWar@Smithsonian: Abraham Lincoln CivilWar@Smithsonian: Abraham Lincoln
An introduction to Lincoln from the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian collections
19th-century Lithographs from the "America on Stone" Collection "America on Stone" Collection of Harry T. Peters
The lithograph collection provides a distinctive view of 19th-century American life as depicted in prints and includes lithographs of Lincoln and his times
Smithsonian Magazine: Face the Nation Smithsonian Magazine: Face the Nation
Lincoln’s debate with Stephen A. Douglas in 1858 turned the backwoods rail-splitter into presidential timber
link Smithsonian Folkways: "Lincoln and Liberty"
Hear folk singer Oscar Brand perform Lincoln's campaign song, "Lincoln and Liberty"
link Smithsonian Folkways: "Abe Lincoln"
Hear folk singer Hermes Nye perform ballads of the Civil War
link History Wired: A few of our favorite things:
Lincoln Life Mask

This mask was cast by Augustus St. Gaudens (1848-1907), the foremost American sculptor of the late 1800s
 
link History Wired: A few of our favorite things:
Lincoln's Top Hat

Abraham Lincoln wore this top hat to Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865
 
The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden
Learn about our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln
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Smithsonian events celebrating Lincoln's birth in 1809
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