Remodeled Truman library and museum preparing to reopen
LAURA SPENCER, KCUR-FM
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INDEPENDENCE, M o. (AP) When director Kurt Graham arrived at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum in July 2015, he immediately dove into a new project.
“And as we got into it with the staff and the board and the other stakeholders in the community and people in the museum industry,” Graham says, “we realized that we weren’t just remodeling or refreshing the galleries. We were re-imagining the Truman Library from top to bottom.”
The Truman Library & Museum, closed since July 2019, is poised to reopen this year, with a 3,000-square-foot addition and new ways to make the story of Truman and his presidency relevant to what’s happening today, radio station KCUR-FM reports.
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1 of 9 There are opportunities for selfies and photos toward the end of the museum trek. 2 of 9 051121 cm TrumanLibrary 3 of 9 One display in the remodeled museum depicts Truman s family tree. 4 of 9 Kurt Graham, director of the Truman Library and Museum, interacts with a cog that is part of the Pendergast Machine exhibit. 5 of 9 Harry Truman s photo is flashed on the screen with part of the World War I exhibit in the remodeled museum. 6 of 9 The cold war and red menace are part of an interactive display. 7 of 9 A pair of pistols carried by Truman s would-be assassins are on display. 8 of 9 A worker moves past the oversized signature that visitors see when leaving the exhibit area.