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The Museum, located within the former Texas School Book Depository building, chronicles the assassination and legacy of President John F. Kennedy. Plan your visit today!
The sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository was the primary crime scene for the JFK assassination. Visitors will see historic images, news footage, artifacts and original evidentiary areas.
Plan Your Visit. The Museum, located within the former Texas School Book Depository building, chronicles the assassination and legacy of President John F. Kennedy. The main exhibit, John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation, is on the sixth floor.
A Landmark Of American History. 1898: The Southern Rock Island Plow Company built a 5-story building at the northwest corner of Houston and Elm streets in Dallas. 1901: The building burned down after being struck by lightning, and a new 7-story structure was constructed on its original foundation. 1937: The building was renamed the Perfection ...
The seven-story building commonly known as Texas School Book Depository building, was originally built in 1901 on the foundation of an 1898 five-story structure which had burned down after being struck by lightning.
John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation – our core exhibit on the sixth floor – is a self-guided experience. It takes about 90 minutes to go through the exhibit. The seventh floor occasionally holds temporary exhibits, and exploring those will add a bit of time to your Museum visit.
The Texas School Book Depository Building was previously recognized as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark by the Texas Historical Commission in 1980. How is the National Historic Landmark designation marked?
EVENTS & EXHIBITS. The Museum presents programs, events and special exhibits that allow visitors to explore specific aspects of the history of the Kennedy presidency and assassination, providing deeper engagement with personal stories and experiences, as well as the Museum’s collections.
1989 | The Museum opens on Presidents Day in the historic Texas Schoolbook Depository building after more than a decade of community discussion about the best way to preserve and present information about this tragic event in American history.
After twelve years of development, The Sixth Floor Exhibit opens on the sixth floor of the former Texas School Book Depository building. The exhibit examines the life, death and legacy of President John F. Kennedy.