Branson’s “American Presidential Museum” closed in May of 2006 but most of its collection was purchased by a new not for profit educational organization called the “
Stormy Lynn Snow, the CEO and Founder of CEO and of the National Center for Presidential Studies said, “We are so pleased with our new home” and that “We are going to house here while we raise awareness and funds to grow our museum and collection, and construct our own building and educational center.” Storm further stated that, “We hope to raise enough funding to build a center here in the Ozarks that houses a more expansive collection, classrooms, an auditorium, and research library. The new center would have a special hall for traveling exhibits from the Smithsonian and the Presidential Libraries.”
Although the current museum does not have the mockup of the Presidential plane and the limousine that was in the other museum Storm said that the “America’s Presidency” museum will “have more artifacts than before,” including a “a replica Oval Office, significant artifacts from past presidencies, the Documents of Freedom collection, and other antiquities and memorabilia.”
Storm said that the museum is opened Monday 12noon until 7pm; Tues-Sat 9am – 5pm; and closed on Sundays and will have extended hours November and December for “Christmas at the White House,” a fabulous museum wide exhibit.” Admission to “
For additional information call 417-334-8683.
Originally Published In the Branson Courier on Oct. 8, 2006.
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