Due to temporary construction, the Petersen House and Aftermath Exhibits will be closed on Friday, December 6.

A Black man wearing a Victorian-era night cap, white nightgown and red house robe and suit holds up a goblet with fervor, as a spirit wearing a lavish Victorian-era green gown and wreath crown gazes with a serious expression.
Kimberly Gilbert and Craig Wallace in <em>A Christmas Carol</em> (2023). Photo by Scott Suchman.

A Christmas Carol

A music-infused production that captures the magic and joy of Dickens’s Yuletide classic.

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Black and white drawing of men dressed in nineteenth century clothing gathered around a table.

Lincoln’s Assassination

President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865. Learn how and why it happened, and see the event’s lasting impact on our nation.

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