Upcoming Events
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White Glove Wednesday: Bess Truman Dress
Feb 18, 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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White Glove Wednesday: Cane
Mar 18, 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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America 250: Exploring the Past, Present & Future Influence of First Ladies
Mar 21, 8:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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Harry's Hop 'n Hunt
Apr 4, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
America 250: The Story of US
April 20, 2026 - December 30, 2026
- Celebrate America250 with The Story of US—a once-in-a-generation exhibition of America’s most treasured documents and rarely seen artifacts.
- America’s founding was made with a bold promise: that freedom, equality, justice and the right to shape our own destiny belong to all people. For nearly 250 years, those ideals have guided the nation’s journey—tested, challenged and redefined by each generation.
- The Truman Library’s America250 exhibition, The Story of US, traces this journey through a visual timeline of pivotal moments in our nation’s first 250 years. Spotlighting President Truman’s leadership during one of the most consequential periods in U.S. history—from the end of World War II and the founding of the United Nations to the desegregation of the armed forces and the defense of democracy during the Cold War—the exhibition explores what American leadership, citizenship and global responsibility mean in practice.
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The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum was established to preserve the papers, books, and other historical materials relating to former President Harry S. Truman and to make them available to the people in a place suitable for exhibit and research. Consistently ranked among the top tourism destinations in the Kansas City region, no visit to America's heartland is complete without a trip to the Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.