All New Exhibits!
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.
Virtual Gallery Tour
TEMPORARY EXHIBITS
Museum Special Exhibits Gallery
June 4, 2022 - November 27, 2022
The exhibition will highlight the active role that Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin took in documenting and satirizing foreign and domestic military and political affairs throughout his career. As a nationally syndicated political cartoonist for more than 50 years, Mauldin covered everything from the civil rights movement to sports, but he is perhaps best known for his work covering military topics, beginning with his characters Willie and Joe during WWII. From his earliest years learning to draw, to his time in service during WWII, Bill Mauldin gained an insider’s view of how soldiers thought and acted, the men leading them, and all aspects of life in uniform. Cartoons from the Eisenhower Presidential Library’s own holdings will supplement this extraordinary exhibit. Gifted to the library after Eisenhower’s death, Mauldin’s published tribute to General Eisenhower will be featured in the supplement.
NOW OPEN
A retrospective of the provocative work by two-time Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin about our nation’s time of war, civil rights, and social justice. This traveling exhibit features nearly 150 framed original drawings and published cartoons, as well as personal material from Bill Mauldin’s exceptional career.
This specially curated collection is on loan courtesy of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. They hold the largest collection of Mauldin’s artwork along with the Bill Mauldin Estate archival items. www.pritzkermilitary.org/billmauldinexhibit
NOW OPEN
19 & '52: Women Unite for Ike
Library building
2nd floor gallery
The 19 & '52: Women Unite for Ike exhibit connects President Eisenhower to the 19th Amendment. Women secured the right to vote throughout the United States in 1920 when the 19th Amendment was ratified. This exhibit explores the connection between the woman suffrage movement and women’s contribution to the 1952 Presidential campaign. Learn about the instrumental women who influenced Dwight Eisenhower. Discover how women’s roles expanded during his Presidency. Find your piece of the puzzle that is American democracy.
Coming Soon
By The Numbers
Museum Special Gallery
Opens January 17, 2023
Paint by Number kits became increasingly popular in the 1950s. They were so popular that Eisenhower’s scheduling secretary handed out kits to most of the Oval Office visitors with instructions to complete and return their kit before the end of the year. This pet project of Thomas Stevens resulted in a humorous and treasured gift to President Eisenhower, who painted for relaxation, for his first Christmas in the White House. Today, this collection forms the core of the Eisenhower Presidential Library’s exhibit By the Numbers. Come visit and take a nostalgic look at these friendly, thoughtful gifts to the “painter president.”