The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza | The Sixth Floor MuseumThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

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!

VISITING THE MUSEUM

The main exhibit, John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation, is on the Sixth Floor. Special exhibits and public programs are presented on the seventh floor.

SPECIAL EXHIBITION

Two Days in Texas retraces the President’s November 1963 trip to Texas prior to the assassination in Dallas. Included with Museum admission.

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Living History with John Sparks and William Cravens

Join Museum Curator Stephen Fagin for a special Living History program featuring special guests John Sparks and William Cravens. As members of the Eastern Hills High School Band, Sparks played trumpet and Cravens played trombone at the presidential breakfast at the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth on November 22, 1963.

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Culture Pass Dallas

Experience everything Dallas has to offer– including a visit to the Sixth Floor Museum.

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We are a Blue Star Museum

Providing free admission to currently serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The 2024 program runs now through Labor Day, Monday, September 2. Qualified members must show a valid military ID for entrance.

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Doris Kearns Goodwin Program June 14

SOLD OUT — Join The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza for a special program with Doris Kearns Goodwin in conversation with Talmage Boston about her new book, An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s.

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Texas Eyewitness Accounts

Listen to firsthand accounts from eyewitnesses of the 1963 trip to Texas.

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SPECIAL EXHIBITION

Two Days in Texas is a special exhibition revisiting President Kennedy’s 1963 trip to Texas through eyewitness accounts and his own words.

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EDUCATION

Our education efforts advance the Museum’s commitment to outreach, engagement and learning by a diverse public, and fulfill a responsibility to empower students, teachers and others in the community.