2018 Programs at President Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington DC
February 19, 2018 marks ten years that President Lincoln’s Cottage has been open to the public. To celebrate a decade of ground-breaking programs that shed new light on the past and provide opportunities to take action today, President Lincoln’s Cottage will roll out a series of special opportunities for visitors tied to themes of empathy, equality, justice, and freedom.
From February to November 2018, President Lincoln’s Cottage will exhibit a series of artifacts rarely displayed from its own collection as well as items on loan from public and private collections.
In addition, for ten months starting in February, President Lincoln’s Cottage will feature $10 discounted admission on ten separate days, starting with the Cottage’s exact 10-year anniversary: Monday, February 19th, President’s Day. For more information on all 10-year anniversary programming, deals, and exhibits, click here.
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Museum Shop Holiday Market at Strathmore
November 8-11, 2018
President Lincoln’s Cottage will once again be participating in the Museum Shop Holiday Market at Strathmore, November 8th-11th.
This holiday season, give amazing gifts that give back! Strathmore’s Museum Shop Holiday Market brings together the area’s best museum and cultural shops for a festive four days. Every present is part of a larger purpose as your purchase supports nonprofit museums and arts organizations in our community. For more information, details on the day, and hours of operation, click here.
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Veteran’s Day- $10 admission day (military)
November 11, 2018
On Sunday, November 11, we’re honoring our military-and our Soldiers’ Home roots-by offering a reduced $10 admission to all members of the military.
Reserve tickets now…
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Two Faces Comedy Night 3
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
7:30 PM
Admission: $5
Join us for the third and final night, where President Lincoln’s Cottage and the DC Improv transform Lincoln’s drawing room into a comedy den. November’s night will be an all-female line-up, touching upon #MeToo, and honoring Mary Todd Lincoln’s 200th birthday. The show takes place inside the Cottage at 7:30pm. Tickets are only $5.
For more information on the event or to buy tickets, click here.
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Cottage Conversation: The War for the Common Soldier with Peter Carmichael and Adam Goodheart
Thursday, December 6, 2018
6 PM reception, 6:30 PM lecture
Admission: $10 for reception, $10 for lecture
Join us as Peter Carmichael, along with Adam Goodheart, discuss Carmichael’s recent book, The War for the Common Soldier: How Men Thought, Fought, and Survived in Civil War Armies.
Digging deeply into his soldiers’ writing, Carmichael resists the idea that there was “a common soldier” but looks into their own words to find common threads in soldiers’ experiences and ways of understanding what was happening around them.
For more information on the event or to buy tickets, click here.
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