Creating the United States

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Skirball Cultural Center

Until Sun Feb 17

Edward Savage, Benjamin Franklin LLD FRS (detail), mezotint, September 17, 1793. From the collection of Dr. Gary Milan.

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The election may be behind us, but as we look forward to the future of our country, it's also important to remember where we came from. Go see Creating the United States, where original documents from our founding fathers are on view, including autographed letters by George Washington, John Adams, John Hancock and Thomas Jefferson; a first edition of Common Sense by Thomas Paine (1776); engravings by Paul Revere; a William J. Stone copy of the Declaration of Independence (1787); and an original copy of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (1863). The exhibit is based on a similar one at the Library of Congress, which was seen by two million visitors, and aims to show how our country was founded on imagination, collaboration and compromise.

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Address:
Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N Sepulveda Boulevard
at I-405
Beverly Hills/Bel-Air
Los Angeles

Venue phone:
310-440-4500
Venue website:
www.skirball.org
Opening hours:
Tue-Fri noon-5pm; Sat-Sun 10am-5pm
Price:
$10; $7 Seniors 65+ and full-time students; $5 children 2-12; free for children under 2. Free to all Thu. Parking free.
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1. Skirball Cultural Center
  - 2701 N Sepulveda Boulevard
    at I-405
    Beverly Hills/Bel-Air
    Los Angeles
  - 310-440-4500
  - www.skirball.org
  - 34.124816,-118.478922

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Date Time Price information
Tue Feb 5

12:00pm

$5-$10