MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

IN 2023-2024, THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS REACH AND IMPACT IN ANTICIPATION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE IN 2026. THE MUSEUM DELIVERED AN INNOVATIVE AND ENGAGING VARIETY OF MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMS BOTH ONSITE AND ONLINE, INCLUDING SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, LIVING HISTORY EVENTS, PUBLIC LECTURES, AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, THE MUSEUM WELCOMED 170,556 VISITORS, INCLUDING 43,972 STUDENTS AND CHAPERONES FROM 24 U.S. STATES, AS WELL AS FRANCE AND GERMANY. MORE THAN 75,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE MUSEUM'S SPECIAL EXHIBITION, WITNESS TO REVOLUTION: THE UNLIKELY TRAVELS OF WASHINGTON'S TENT, EXPANDING ON THE TRUE STORIES OF WHAT LIFE WITHIN THOSE FABRIC WALLS WAS REALLY LIKE FOR GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON, AND WHAT IT TOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT GENERATIONS TO SAVE THIS RELIC SO THAT IT COULD BECOME THE SYMBOL OF AMERICAN RESILIENCE AND SACRIFICE THAT IT IS TODAY. DURING 2024, THE MUSEUM LAUNCHED A NEW AUDIO DESCRIPTIVE TOUR DESIGNED FOR GUESTS WHO ARE BLIND OR LOW VISION AS PART OF OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO MAKING OUR PRESENTATION OF AMERICA'S FOUNDING STORY ACCESSIBLE TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO ADD SIGNIFICANT ITEMS TO OUR COLLECTION THROUGH OBJECT DONATIONS AND DEDICATED FUNDING FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS TO ENHANCE THE MUSEUM'S MULTIFACETED STORYTELLING. THROUGH THIS WORK, THE MUSEUM DEMONSTRATES THE CONTINUING IMPACT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND ITS RELEVANCE TO OUR LIVES TODAY AND FULFILLS ITS MISSION TO UNCOVER AND SHARE STORIES ABOUT THE DIVERSE PEOPLE AND COMPLEX EVENTS THAT SPARKED AMERICA'S ONGOING EXPERIMENT IN LIBERTY, EQUALITY, AND SELF-GOVERNMENT.