Due to the government shutdown, the Ford’s Theatre Museum and Petersen House are closed. The Aftermath Exhibits, Atlantic Lobby and Penny Café and Gift Shop will remain open. More info.

Lincoln Online Oratory Project Virtual Watch Party

Celebrate the students and educators who took part in the Lincoln Online Oratory Project! Join us on April 19 at 1 p.m. ET.

About the program: This national program for grade 3 – 12 pairs a Ford’s Theatre teaching artist with classrooms across the nation to collaborate with educators and students to prepare to perform a speech. Using the words of great orators like President Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Eleanor Roosevelt and others, students learn the historical context of a speech, the power of oratory and the fundamentals of performance and public speaking.