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National Constitution Center

Address :

Independence Mall, 525 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA

Phone :

215-409-6600

Website :

www.constitutioncenter.org

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About National Constitution Center

Mission Statement
The National Constitution Center is an independent, non-partisan, and non-profit organization dedicated to increasing public understanding of, and appreciation for, the Constitution, its history, and its contemporary relevance, through an interactive, interpretive facility within Independence National Historical Park and a program of national outreach, so that We the People may better secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.

A History of the National Constitution Center
The National Constitution Center was created by the Constitution Heritage Act in 1988. The Center is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness about the Constitution and its relevance in Americans’ daily lives.

On September 17, 2000, the Center broke ground at 525 Arch St. in Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park – America’s most historic square mile – 213 years to the day the U.S. Constitution was signed. The Center is the first-ever museum dedicated to the U.S. Constitution.

The National Constitution Center is both a museum that attracted one million visitors in its first 15 months of operation and an engine of civic and constitutional education for children and adults.

The architectural firm of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners designed the National Constitution Center. The firm is responsible for the expansion of the Louvre and the East Building of the National Gallery of Art. Ralph Appelbaum Associates designed the Center’s visitor experiences and exhibition hall. Appelbaum also created the visitor experiences and exhibition halls at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Newseum and the Rose Planetarium.

The project cost of the National Constitution Center was $185 million, which includes construction, exhibit design and fabrication as well as a $40 million endowment.

The total square footage of public space is 160,000 square feet including galleries.

The Center contains 75,785 square feet of exhibit space that includes:

* The Story of We the People – the permanent exhibit in DeVos Hall which includes:

o The Kimmel Theater, a 350-seat star-shaped theater featuring “Freedom Rising,” a multimedia production combining film, a live actor and video projection on a 360° screen.
o The American Experience, which includes a history of the Constitution as well as more than 100 interactive and multimedia exhibits for all ages.
o Signers’ Hall, containing 42 life-size bronze statues of the 39 men who signed the Constitution as well as the three who dissented.

* The Freedom Exhibit Gallery, which opened in June 2005, featuring changing exhibits including the Center’s own Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War; the Ben Franklin 300th anniversary exhibit Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World; and Sports: Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers from the Smithsonian Institution.

The Center is made of the following American products including:

* 85,000 square feet of Indiana limestone
* 2.6 million pounds of steel
* A half-million cubic feet of concrete

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