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Educator Exclusive Exhibit Workshop: Amending America

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

This teacher workshop, held on the opening day of the Museum’s new exhibit, Amending America: The Bill of Rights, featured special guest presenters Jenny Sweeney from National Archives Fort Worth and Sharon Brannon from the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. This professional development opportunity provided educators of grades 5-12 with new ways to …

The Creation of the Bill of Rights with Lackland H. Bloom, Jr.

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

In celebration of the 28th anniversary of The Sixth Floor Museum on Presidents Day, this special program featured constitutional law expert Professor Lackland H. Bloom, Jr. of Southern Methodist University. Dr. Bloom examined the creation of the Bill of Rights with special emphasis on the First Amendment in conjunction with the temporary exhibition Amending America: …

$15

CSI Family Day 2017

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

Evidence from a recent crime + New technology applied to a cold case = Two crimes to solve! Do you have what it takes to be a Crime Scene Investigator? Study the crime scenes and analyze clues left behind using UV fluorescence as well as burn pattern, blood spatter and glass breakage analyses to crack …

$5

A Case for Conspiracy with Dr. Cyril H. Wecht

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

Renowned forensic pathologist, consultant and author Dr. Cyril H. Wecht, who has spent more than 50 years researching President Kennedy’s assassination, presented a multimedia lecture on key areas of the Warren Commission’s 1964 investigation, including President Kennedy’s autopsy and the controversial single bullet theory.   As a distinguished elder statesman of the assassination research community and …

$15

JFK: A Vision for America with Stephen Kennedy Smith and Douglas Brinkley

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

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of President John F. Kennedy, this program featured a conversation between the president’s nephew Stephen Kennedy Smith, noted historian Douglas Brinkley and acclaimed journalist Rena Pederson. Kennedy Smith and Brinkley are co-authors of  JFK: A Vision For America, a compilation of President Kennedy’s greatest speeches with commentary …

$40 – $125

Teaching Civil Rights from the 1700s through 2017 and Beyond

Old Red Museum 100 S. Houston Street, Dallas, United States

This workshop included primary source activities and guest speakers to put into context the struggle for equal rights from 1776 through today and looking onward. Teachers broaden their own content knowledge and develop primary source-based lesson plans that demonstrate the significance and relevance of historic civil rights milestones.  Speakers: Julie L. Hershenberg, J.D., M.A., M.P.T., …

$25

The Assassin’s Assassin: A Case Study of the Jack Ruby Trial

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

Armed with newly released documents from the original prosecution file, Judge Brandon Birmingham and criminal defense attorney/former Dallas County assistant district attorney Toby Shook told the story of the “trial of the century” that played out just months later in a Dallas courtroom. View this program on YouTube.

$20

From the Oval Office to Dallas Love Field: White House Correspondent Sid Davis Remembers

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

In a special program marking the 55th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis, former White House correspondent Sid Davis shared his memories of being in the Oval Office in October 1962 when President Kennedy demanded the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba. Davis was also in the motorcade in Dallas on November 22, 1963 and …

$15

What Has the Government Been Hiding? 54 Years of Secrets & the Release of the JFK Records

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

The JFK Records Collection Act of 1992 required the National Archives and Records Administration to release all withheld government files pertaining to President Kennedy’s assassination by October 26, 2017. Best-selling authors Dr. Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics and Philip Shenon, former New York Times reporter, discussed the ramifications and revelations of the …

$15

Mourning a President – A Conversation with Major William F. Lee: Memories of a Sentinel

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

As a lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in Washington, D.C. in 1963, Major William F. Lee participated in the Death Watch rotations – sentry duty by the U.S. Armed Forces around the president’s casket – in the East Room of the White House and in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Lee silently observed both private …

$10

Nasher Prize Dialogue: Sculpture + History

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

In conjunction with the Nasher Sculpture Center’s Nasher Prize, this program looked at the ways in which artists work with documents, found and archived materials, and research to create sculptural work that considers particularly potent historic moments and issues, as well as the current political climate. Panelists included Chilean-born, New York-based artist, architect and filmmaker …

Free