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Theater Spectaculars | Special Galleries | Amenities | Admission | Hours
Theater Spectaculars
Lincoln’s Eyes is a multi-screen, multi-layered special effects presentation that surrounds the visitor with action on three sides.
Ghosts of the Library is a spectacular production that combines live actors and Holavision technology to send visitors on an exciting journey of discovery into the heart of the Presidential library’s archives.
Special Galleries
 Mrs. Lincoln’s Attic lets kids of all ages dress up and play the games that diverted Tad and Willie Lincoln. You can even explore a giant dollhouse recreating Lincoln’s own Springfield home.
In the Treasures Gallery, you can see priceless artifacts, including one of five existing copies of The Gettysburg Address in Lincoln’s own hand.
The Illinois Gallery is home to a rich menu of world-class changing exhibits on American history and the colorful panorama of Illinois.
Upcoming Exhibits
- Packaging Presidents: Two Centuries of Campaigns and Candidates
February 5 - November 9, 2008 
The quadrennial political rite of the American presidential campaign has undergone profound change over the past two centuries. Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and many of their successors would hardly recognize an electoral process that today involves endless polling, dawn to dusk campaign stops, non-stop advertising, and the expenditure of tens of millions of dollars.
Packaging Presidents will explore this changing phenomenon via an exhibition, which will open on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, and an accompanying publication. The exhibition will highlight items lent by Merrill Berman, one of the nation's pre-eminent private collectors of presidential campaign memorabilia, as well as materials from the ALPLM's own holdings.
Amenities
Be sure to check out the Museum Store, where you’ll find an assortment of unique, hand-crafted gifts, as well as books, jewelry, reproduction furniture, videos and educational items. A portion of the proceeds from each purchase helps support educational and other Library and Museum programs.
Augie’s Café offers gourmet sandwiches, hot dishes and snacks, all prepared fresh daily along with specialty gourmet coffees and assorted refreshments. Patio tables are available for use in season.
Museum Admission
- Age 16-61 $7.50
- Senior (62 and Up) $5.50
- Military and Students (ID Required) $5.50
- Children (Age 5-15) $3.50
- Children (Under 5) Free
Museum Hours
- Seven days a week: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day)
Last museum admission at 4:00 p.m. daily.
For more information about the library and museum, click here.
Or, call 1-800-610-2094 or 217-782-5764.
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