Welcome to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum | Harry S. Truman
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Welcome to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum | Harry S. Truman
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Welcome to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
Visit
Hours & Directions
Museum Store
Group Visits
Virtual Tour
Explore
Search the Archives
Online Collections
Research Room
Online photographs
Learn
Research Files
Student Resources
Lesson Plans
White House Decision Center
Upcoming Events
Give 'Em Hell 5K
May 3, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Commemoration of Harry S. Truman's 142nd Birthday
May 8, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
American Patriarch
May 14, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Yoga on the Lawn: Truman Library
May 16, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Exhibit Closing: United We Play
Dec 31, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Opening the Vault: The Story of US
April 20, 2026 - May 24, 2026
The Story of US
—a once-in-a-generation exhibition of America’s most treasured documents and rarely seen artifacts. Documents on loan for this exhibit include:
Original Design of the Great Seal of the United States (1782)
Treaty of Paris Broadside (1783)
Bill of Rights Senate revisions version (1789)
Louisiana Purchase (1803)
Missouri Compromise (1820)
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
Dred Scott, Plaintiff in Error, v. John F. A. Sandford (1857)
Telegram Announcing the Surrender of Ft. Sumter (1861)
President Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points (1918)
Manhattan Project Notebook (1942)
Surrender of Germany (1945)
Executive Order 9981 Desegregation of the Armed Forces (1948)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum was established to preserve the papers, books, and other historical materials relating to former President Harry S. Truman and to make them available to the people in a place suitable for exhibit and research. Consistently ranked among the top tourism destinations in the Kansas City region, no visit to America's heartland is complete without a trip to the Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.
Skip to main content
Welcome to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
Visit
Hours & Directions
Museum Store
Group Visits
Virtual Tour
Explore
Search the Archives
Online Collections
Research Room
Online photographs
Learn
Research Files
Student Resources
Lesson Plans
White House Decision Center
Upcoming Events
Give 'Em Hell 5K
May 3, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Commemoration of Harry S. Truman's 142nd Birthday
May 8, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
American Patriarch
May 14, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Yoga on the Lawn: Truman Library
May 16, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Exhibit Closing: United We Play
Dec 31, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
View Calendar
Opening the Vault: The Story of US
April 20, 2026 - May 24, 2026
The Story of US
—a once-in-a-generation exhibition of America’s most treasured documents and rarely seen artifacts. Documents on loan for this exhibit include:
Original Design of the Great Seal of the United States (1782)
Treaty of Paris Broadside (1783)
Bill of Rights Senate revisions version (1789)
Louisiana Purchase (1803)
Missouri Compromise (1820)
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
Dred Scott, Plaintiff in Error, v. John F. A. Sandford (1857)
Telegram Announcing the Surrender of Ft. Sumter (1861)
President Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points (1918)
Manhattan Project Notebook (1942)
Surrender of Germany (1945)
Executive Order 9981 Desegregation of the Armed Forces (1948)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
More information
Image
The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum was established to preserve the papers, books, and other historical materials relating to former President Harry S. Truman and to make them available to the people in a place suitable for exhibit and research. Consistently ranked among the top tourism destinations in the Kansas City region, no visit to America's heartland is complete without a trip to the Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.