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Hours of Operation (See More) Tuesday - Sunday, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Last museum entry is one hour prior to closing. Research Room is open by appt. only. Campus grounds open daily sunrise to sunset. Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Days. Location. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum & Boyhood Home. 200 SE 4th Street.
Museum. Built by the Eisenhower Foundation with funds raised through public gifts, the museum building is constructed of Kansas limestone. Originally dedicated on Veterans Day in 1954, the museum was built to house the materials and objects related to Dwight D. Eisenhower's life.
Library and Place of Meditation buildings are open daily. *Tickets are required for the Museum and Boyhood Home. The reading room is open for onsite (in-person) research Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. This is by appointment only and requires an advance consultation.
Washington, DC - Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan announced today Dr. Todd Arrington’s appointment as the new Director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, KS, effective August 26, 2024. Dr.
Hammatt was named Director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, KS, in May 2017, and has led the library through a multimillion dollar museum renovation, restoration of the Boyhood Home, and planning for campus-wide improvements.
Oral Histories. The Eisenhower Presidential Library has an oral history collection of over 500 transcripts. The oral history collection has been built upon two major components: (1) The Eisenhower Presidential Library's own interviews, and, (2) transcripts acquired through a cooperative arrangement with Columbia University's Oral History Project.
View our online exhibits. Visit the activity center. Learn more about civic education. Check out our public programs. Last Revised Date. November 30, 2023. 200 SE 4th Street. Abilene, KS 67410. Contact Us.
Abilene, Kansas - The all-new 25,000 square feet of museum exhibit space at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum is now open. The most recent innovations in technological components and interactives are guaranteed to engage audiences of all ages and learning styles.
Opened for public tours in 1947, this typical 19th century home was occupied by the Eisenhower family from 1898 until Mrs. Eisenhower's death in 1946. David and Ida Eisenhower purchased their home on South East Fourth Street from David's brother, Abraham Lincoln Eisenhower.
January 1961-March 1969: Maintained office at Gettysburg College and residence at his farm near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. March 28, 1969: Died at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, DC. April 2, 1969: Buried in the Place of Meditation at the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas.