Nine years ago on July 15, 2015, we said goodbye to the first Curator of the Museum, Gary Mack. He joined the Museum staff in 1994 and became Curator in 2000. Prior to that he worked at KXAS NBC5 as a camera operator, announcer and news producer. There he was also responsible for news film archive oversight, organization and preservation of the original film footage of the coverage of the Kennedy assassination. Because of his efforts, all of that footage still exists today. This Dallas Morning News article from 2014 sums up our friend pretty well. #inmemory #curator #museums
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Dallas, Texas 1,507 followers
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza chronicles the assassination and legacy of President John F. Kennedy
About us
About the Museum: The Museum is located on the sixth and seventh floors of an early 20th-century warehouse formerly known as the Texas School Book Depository. The permanent exhibit features films, photographs and artifacts that chronicle President Kennedy's life, death and legacy. Temporary exhibits can be seen on the seventh floor. The Museum offers monthly programs, special events and educational resources. While you're here, we invite you to visit the Museum Store. Charitable Status: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza is operated by the Dallas County Historical Foundation, which is classified by the IRS as a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Contributions are deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
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https://www.jfk.org
External link for The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
- Industry
- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Dallas, Texas
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1989
- Specialties
- Historical Museum, Non-profit, Education, Visitors, Historical Landmark, President John F. Kennedy, Artifacts, History, and Historical Landmark
Locations
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Primary
411 Elm Street
Dallas, Texas 75202, US
Employees at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
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Lisa Kupfer
Civic engagement cheerleader, nonprofit professional and community advocate. Puzzle and process enthusiast.
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Genevieve Kaplan
Director of Education at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
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Leonardo Ávila
U.S. Army Veteran & Experienced Accounting Professional
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Demetrius Lawry
Student at Texas A&M University-Commerce
Updates
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The Museum's education team attended a teacher workshop this week and hosted a discussion and participated in a panel along with The Eisenhower Museum, the Admiral Nimitz National Museum of the Pacific War and the LBJ Library. Our Director of Education Genevieve Kaplan shot a cannon too! #historyteachers #professionaldevelopment #education
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All through July the Museum celebrates Jacqueline Kennedy who would have been 95 this month. We hope to highlight Mrs. Kennedy’s influence on American culture throughout her life. Here we have two letters she wrote to the American novelist John Steinbeck in 1964. #collections #jackiekennedy #jfk
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All through July the Museum celebrates Jacqueline Kennedy who would have been 95 this month. We hope to highlight Mrs. Kennedy’s influence on American culture throughout her life. Here we have two letters she wrote to the American novelist John Steinbeck in 1964. #collections #jackiekennedy #jfk
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We’ve recently had a series of programs become available in our YouTube channel, including this Living History with Dr. Paul Gregory. Dr. Gregory spent time with the Oswald family in 1962. Mid video you’ll find some very rarely seen home movie footage of Oswald with his family. This program took place at the Museum on November 10, 2023.
Living History with Dr. Paul Gregory
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These two artifacts from the Museum’s collection are both related to alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald— Oswald’s Play Fair Play for Cuba Committee Membership card, signed by Lee, and one of the Hands Off Cuba! flyers Oswald passed out in New Orleans advertising a new chapter of the group. #collectionsfeature
#collection features, Lee Harvey Oswald artifacts. #jfk #history
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Our Membership & Development Manager Lisa Kupfer and Marketing Manager Emily W. attended the DCEO Women’s Leadership Symposium yesterday for a few incredible speakers and great networking! #redefiningambition
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It’s #flagday2024 and we’re sharing items in the Museum’s collection that feature the American flag. The flag seen here was the American flag flown over the U.S. Senate during official mourning period in 1963 for President John F. Kennedy. This flag was raised over the Senate wing of the U.S. Capitol Building on November 7, 1963, then lowered to half-staff on Friday, November 22, 1963 after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The flag remained at half-staff over the Senate wing of the Capitol until the end of the official month of mourning on December 22, 1963. Flags flown over the U.S. Capitol routinely fly for 30 days. We’ve also included the letter of authenticity. The second artifact from our collection is a Textile of Robert F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and John F. Kennedy from around 1968. Both artifacts are objects from The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection. #usa #flagday🇺🇸 #patriotic #leaders #jfk
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Where did the term grassy knoll come from? See the clip here. Though UPI reporter Merriman Smith is officially credited with coining the term ‘grassy knoll,’ Joe Carter reported what he’d seen from the White House press bus to the wire service under Merriman’s byline. Watch this Living History in its entirety on the Museum’s YouTube channel. #jfk #grassyknoll #livinghistory
✂️ Joe Carter coined the term grassy knoll
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We are so proud of our Guest Services Team! D CEO Magazine named this team a finalist in their 7th Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards as Nonprofit Team of the Year! Our team works very hard to ensure guests at the Museum have the experience the subject matter commands. They understand what emotions the exhibit evokes for thousands of visitors each year, and they handle every challenge with empathy and grace. The job isn’t always easy and can sometimes seem thankless, but we are beyond thrilled to have the opportunity to brag about them. #teamoftheyear #dceo #nonprofitawards
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