Welcome to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum

Museum Now Open

The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum is now open. Timed-entry tickets are required and are now available online here. During this initial phase of its re-opening plan, the museum will be open Thursday through Saturday from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Learn more and Purchase Tickets here.

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Upcoming Events

David Harris on "The Contemporary Meaning of Auschwitz"
Jan 19, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Make Your Voice Count: Learning About the First Amendment (Grades K–2)
Jan 28, 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
The First Amendment: Five Rights in One! (Grades 3–5)
Jan 28, 1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The Bill of Rights Protects You (Grades 6–12)
Jan 28, 2:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Voting Rights, the Constitution, & Representative Government (Grades 6–8)
Feb 11, 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
No Conscription Without Representation: Voting Rights and the Constitution (Grades 9–12)
Feb 11, 1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
The Constitution Rules! (Grades K–2)
Feb 11, 2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
The Bill of Rights Protects You (Grades 6–12)
Mar 25, 11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Make Your Voice Count: Learning About the First Amendment (Grades K–2)
Mar 25, 1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
No Conscription Without Representation: Voting Rights and the Constitution (Grades 9–12)
Apr 29, 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
The Constitution and Our Community (Grades 3–5)
Apr 29, 1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The First Amendment: Five Rights in One! (Grades 3–5)
May 20, 11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Voting Rights, the Constitution, & Representative Government (Grades 6–8)
May 20, 1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.

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Corporal Donald Franks tells a Korean girl not to worry about her wounded arm. It will soon heal, September 29, 1950.

Featured Special Exhibit

The Forgotten War: Korea 1950

A new exhibition offers a poignant look at the first few months of the Korean War through the lens of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Max Desfor. The Forgotten War: Korea 1950 features 36 stunning photographs of the frantic early months of the war.

Purchase tickets to see this exhibit.

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.