The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum on the main campus of Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) in Harrogate, Tennessee, will commemorate the birth of its namesake by offering free admission on Fridays and Saturdays during the month of February.
Home to one of the top three privately held collections of Abraham Lincoln and Civil War artifacts in the world, the Museum proudly displays personal items of the 16th President of the United States including a stunning tea set used by the Lincoln family when they lived in Springfield, Illinois, and the walking cane President Lincoln carried into Ford’s Theatre on the night of his assassination.
The Museum will unveil two new exhibits as part of its celebration with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. The Constitution and the Civil War, a National Park Service produced traveling exhibit, examines the sometimes highly contentious, often controversial role Lincoln’s interpretation of the Constitution played in the Civil War.
From the Collection invites visitors to take a closer look at rare and interesting artifacts from the Museum’s world-class collection. Included in the exhibit is a pair of French porcelain vases depicting scenes from the highly influential novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, several Harry Wood art pieces inspired by Lincoln, as well as items from the Captain John Worden Collection. Both exhibits will be on display through June 1, 2017.
The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum is located on the historic campus of Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate. Housing one of the top five Lincoln and Civil War private collections in the world, the Museum is open Mon.-Fri. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sat. from noon to 5 p.m. For more information about this and other programs at the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum, call 423-869-6235.