Virtual Gallery Tour
The museum exhibits include interactive components and artifacts sharing Ike and Mamie’s remarkable life using their own words. During your visit you can follow Mamie as she becomes Ike’s life partner and they venture on “their career.” Hear Ike’s voice on issues ranging from D-Day to world peace in the mini-theaters. Finally, reflect on Ike’s lifetime of public service and his legacy for the future.
SPECIAL EXHIBITS
WE THE PEOPLE: Portraits of Veterans in America
Fifty Large-Scale Watercolor Portraits of Veterans of All Ages and All Walks of Life - One From Each State
Museum Special Gallery
Open through December 2025
In 2010, internationally renowned artist Mary Whyte set out on an inspirational 7-year mission to paint 50 large scale watercolor portraits of current day American veterans. WE THE PEOPLE: Portraits of Veterans in America is Whyte's remarkable series depicting military veterans of all ages and in all walks of life. Images including a Missouri dairy farmer, Rhode Island lobsterman, Pennsylvania science teacher, South Carolina single mother, and 46 other moving portraits will be showcased together-culminating in a timeless portrait.
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Library Building - 2nd Floor Gallery This specially curated exhibit features items exclusively from the Eisenhower Presidential Library holdings. The displayed items are those nearest and dearest to the team dedicated to the Eisenhower Legacy in Abilene, Kansas! Learn more about the holdings at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and what they mean to the keepers of the Eisenhower legacy. |