- The museum hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. On Sundays we are open Noon to 5pm.
- The research room is open Monday through Friday
Museum Information
On Special Exhibit:
Rooted among the Ashes: Hibakujumoku / A-bombed Trees Katy McCormick
Exhibit Opens March 31, 2023
For over a decade Katy McCormick has examined Japan’s A-bombed landscapes. Her work portrays the survivor trees or hibakujumoku subjected to the first use of atomic bombs in 1945, signifying the vulnerability of life in the face of nuclear threats. Standing in school yards, temple grounds, and city squares, the A-bombed trees are living memorials, rooted among the ashes just below the surfaces of now-thriving cities. Predicated on “walking and remembrance,” the exhibition invites a promenade through space and time, memory and history, urging reflection upon how the past haunts the present—warning, teaching, urging care. More information.
The museum is closed each year on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Visitors are allowed to take pictures throughout the museum, but the use of a flash is prohibited. Manual wheelchairs are provided to museum visitors at no charge and are available on a first come / first served basis. Please inquire at the admissions desk.
Contact Us
24-hour info line: (800) 833-1225
Administrative offices: (816) 268-8200
E-mail: truman.library@nara.gov
Admission
Admission to the Truman Library and Museum costs:
- $12 for adults
- $10 for seniors 62 and older
- $10 Veterans / Mil. retired-disabled
- $8 College Students (with i.d.)
- $5 Youth 13-18
- Free for children ages 12 and under
- There is no admission to enter the Museum Store
- The Museum is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day
"Harry S. Truman: An Ordinary Man, His Extraordinary Journey"
The major issues and events of Harry Truman's Life and Presidency are highlighted in this exhibition.