Event Name:
Abraham Lincoln Traveling Learning Station Exhibit
Description
A world-class traveling exhibit featuring reproduction artifacts from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois is coming to the Museum of the San Ramon Valley in Danville from April 9 through May 7, 2010. Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America was created to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of America’s greatest presidents by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
Event Date:
04-09-10 - 05-07-10
Event Time:

Location:
The Museum of the San Ramon Valley
205 Railroad Avenue
Danville, CA
Contact Person:

(phone: 925 837-3750)
Details:
The traveling learning station exhibit is being displayed in 40 public libraries and historical societies over the next two years. It was one of just two “We, the People” programs for the Lincoln Bicentennial funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The exhibit will travel the nation from September 2008 through September 2010.

The American Library Association of Chicago and the Tribeca Film Institute of New York made strong contributions to the exhibit programming. It's local exhibition has been made possible through a generous grant from the Lesher Foundation.
For more details about the “Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America” exhibit, visit www.PresidentLincoln.org. The Museum of the San Ramon Valley (in the original Danville Train Depot) is located at 205 Railroad Avenue, Danville. Hours are Tuesday - Friday 11 am to 5 pm, Saturday 10 am - 2 pm and Sunday 12 Noon - 3 pm. There is a $3 charge for admission and a museum store offers unique gifts. Please call 925-837-3750 or go to www.museumsrv.org for additional information.Links:
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