White House Historical Association To Open A Techdriven Educational Center With Oval Office Replica In 2024
A tour of the White House is a must when visiting Washington, DC, but the experience leaves some guests wondering about places they haven't seen before, like the Oval Office.
The White House Historical Society hopes to answer that question when it opens to the public in late 2024. The White House Experience.
Located a block from the White House at Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street Northwest, the $30 million education center will use the latest technology to educate the public about the high-profile executive residence and its history.
“It will be a technologically exciting experience as you travel through space, and thanks to the wonders of modern technology, these rooms will become part of your local White House,” association President Stuart McLaurin told The Associated Press. . Friday before the project's release.
The focus is on a large model of the White House, in which rooms can be transformed into a green, blue or red room using technology. A full-size replica of the Oval Office shows the sitting president's attire. The rest of the rose garden offers flower garden walks.
Galleries on the upper floors allow visitors to glimpse the cabin, the state dining room and the cinema. Another gallery tells the story of the many invisible people who care for the White House and perform its many duties as a home for the president and his family: butlers, cooks, florists, butlers, housekeepers, electricians, plumbers, carpenters. Offices of the President and his staff, ceremonial arena and museum.
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People learn about the slave labor used to build the White House.
McLaurin said the People's House will be a free addition to the White House for travelers, but will also be an option for those who can't afford tour tickets.
"When you visit the White House, it's wonderful because there's just study rooms and offices, but they're very limited and you walk in there and you see the rooms and she's there," she said. “But you can’t stay long enough to understand what happened in this area,” he said.
Plans for the public house were unveiled Thursday to donors who attended the association's first fundraising event at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. First Lady Jill Biden praised the project in front of an audience at a private event with actors Michael Douglas and Martin Sheen. Both played the roles of presidents on television and in films.
“Fundamentally, this project is educational.” “Educating our students about our country’s origins brings to life the countless people who made the White House a pillar of our democracy.”
“I believe that our present and the future of teachers are inextricably linked to our past,” he continued. “As we learn from the past, we change not only through information, but also through our responsibility as citizens of this country, our responsibility to one another, to protect our democracy and our freedoms.”
“I think this is needed more than ever when our institutions are under attack and some of our leaders appear intent on burying our history,” Biden added.
The center will be open seven days a week, McLaurin said.
“Even if the government stops its work, people will hear about our experiences,” the association is privately funded.
According to McLaren, 500,000 people visit the White House every year. He expressed confidence that the new center would attract more visitors.
In addition to the $30 million in construction costs, the association plans to provide additional support through a $50 million action fund, he said.
The center will include a long-requested feature of the union: an education wing with classrooms for 200 students.
The White House Historical Society was founded in 1961 by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to help preserve the quality of the White House Museum and educate the public. It is a non-profit organization that does not receive any government funding. Funds are raised primarily through private donations and retail sales.
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