STAR-SPANGLED BANNER GALLERY, WHITE HOUSE COPY OF LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG ADDRESS ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY'S OPENING EXHIBITIONS

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THIS IS A MULTIVU SPECIAL REPORT BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE SMITHSONIAN’S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY. VISITORS TO THE NEWLY RENOVATED NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY WILL GET A SPECIAL GLIMPSE OF THE NEARLY 200-YEAR-OLD STAR-SPANGLED BANNER IN ITS NEW HOME AT THE HEART OF THE BUILDING.

THE MUSEUM IS REOPENING AFTER A TWO-YEAR, $85 MILLION RENOVATION, WHILE REORGANIZING AND RENEWING THE PRESENTATION OF ITS EXTENSIVE COLLECTIONS.

BRENT GLASS, DIRECTOR OF THE SMITHSONIAN’S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY:

“We are shining new light on American history with bright open spaces and exhibitions that bring history to life. Visitors will see the Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired the national anthem and an enduring symbol of America’s independent spirit. The Museum displays real National Treasures, from Jefferson’s portable desk that he used to write the Declaration of Independence, to the180-ton 1401 steam locomotive and the Ruby Slippers.”

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT AMERICANHISTORY.SI.EDU

I’M ROSA DICAPRIO.

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