Exhibits

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The National Archives Museum features several galleries with rotating and permanent displays, including the Rotunda, The Lawrence O’Brien Gallery, and the David M. Rubenstein Gallery. Exhibits are carefully curated by museum staff to explore our past through documents, photographs, artifacts, maps, video and audio files, and more.

Free and Independent

Free and Independent examines the pivotal choices that led the Founders to declare independence, as well as the ways Americans …

The American Story

Now Open Powered by AI, Personalized by You Powered by artificial intelligence, this all-new exhibit brings more than two million …

Opening the Vault

Get up close to historic treasures with Opening the Vault Opening the Vault begins with ties to the American Revolution, celebrating and …

The Charters of Freedom

Encounter the original founding documents of the United States in the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom, the permanent home of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States, and Bill of Rights. These three documents, known collectively as the Charters of Freedom, are instrumental to the founding and philosophy of the United States. …

Records of Rights

In “Records of Rights,” explore how generations of Americans sought to fulfill the promise of the founding documents. The David M. Rubenstein Gallery exhibition showcases original and facsimile National Archives documents and uses an innovative 17-foot-long touch-screen interactive table to illustrate how Americans have debated about and fought for rights like free speech, religion, and equality. …