Though the site is dedicated to Abraham Lincoln, the museum will explain how the memorial become associated with historical figures such as Marian Anderson and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who NPS ...

Beneath the Lincoln Memorial ... will learn how the memorial was constructed, as well as how the statue became an iconic backdrop for civil rights demonstrations. The museum will also highlight ...

WASHINGTON — The National Park Service is adding an underground museum to the Lincoln Memorial. The Park Service made the announcement on Presidents' Day, offering a sneak peek of what the ...

The Lincoln Memorial will receive upgrades as part of a $69 million renovation that includes a new immersive museum beneath the memorial as well as other improvements, the National Park Service ...

A rendering of a corridor in the new museum. Rendering courtesy of Quinn Evans. Modeled on the Parthenon, the memorial was designed by the architect Henry Bacon and dedicated in 1922, the sculpture of ...

The Lincoln Memorial has been the site of historic moments in American civil rights history, and a museum set to open in 2026 will highlight how the memorial became a platform for the First ...

Mike Litterst stood in the cavernous space under the Lincoln ... museum, theater, store and exhibit section. The undertaking is believed to be the most extensive project of its kind at the ...

The National Park Service gave the media a sneak peek at the roughly 50,000-square-foot undercroft beneath the Lincoln Memorial where it is building a new museum. Abdullah Konte/WBJ Preview this ...

An exhibit that combines touch with sight and sound to tell the story of the 16th U.S. president has opened at Abraham ...