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Skip to Main Content Site Closed Ford’s Theatre Society and the National Park Service have closed the historic site until further notice. Our production of “Guys and Dolls” has been postponed to spring 2021. Read More Close Secondary Navigation Get Tickets Calendar Group Sales Join & Give E-Newsletter Log in Log out Get Tickets Menu Site Navigation Performances Expand Performances + Current & Upcoming Guys and Dolls Discounts Gift Certificates Past Productions Visit Expand Visit + Historic Site Virtual Tour One Destiny Play Special Tours & Events Accessibility Visitor Guidelines Nearby Dining Parking & Metro Lincoln's Assassination Expand Lincoln's Assassination + Lincoln's Death Investigating the Assassination Impact on a Nation For Teachers Expand For Teachers + Programs Digital Programs Teaching Oratory Teaching Lincoln's Assassination & Legacy All Teaching Resources Global Actions Saved Items 0 Search Cart Fords Theatre Show More Show Less Where Abraham Lincoln’s legacy lives. The site of Lincoln’s assassination, Ford’s Theatre offers museum exhibits, live theatre and immersive learning. Explore More Explore the History History Stories, Artifacts, Digital Resources Education & Impact Education Distance-Learning and Reach Happening At Ford’s Happenings Virtual Events and Tours Digital Programs Discover Online Resources for Home Learning Looking for activities to do at home? See what Ford’s Theatre has to offer for learners of all ages. Learn More Learn More Virtual Tour Go on a virtual tour of Ford’s Theatre. Learn More Remembering Lincoln Primary Sources Personal responses to the assassination. Learn More Investigate the Assassination Discover Uncover clues from the night of April 14, 1865. Learn More Lincoln's Death Investigating History Learn about President Lincoln's Last Moments. Learn More Distance Learning Expanded Programs Live, interactive programs available by request. Travel back in time to investigate the Lincoln assassination – via video-conference. Connect with our expert educators and scholars or a National Park Service Ranger to ask questions about Lincoln’s life and legacy. Learn More Learn More Find Connection Virtual Field Trips Linking Ford’s to schools and homes. Make a gift today! Learn More Oratory Resources Classroom Activities Find Strategies, Videos and Programs. Learn More Civil War Washington Professional Development Week-Long Summer Program Learn More Investigation: Detective McDevitt Distance Learning A Virtual Manhunt for John Wilkes Booth. Learn More Free Live Events Register Join us virtually! Join us for a live event featuring a virtual tour of Ford’s Theatre or Civil War Washington. Learn More Learn More Honor Lincoln Support Ford’s Keep Lincoln’s legacy alive. Make a gift today! Learn More Guys and Dolls Rescheduled March 12-May 22, 2021 Learn More Save for Later Fly-Through the Theatre Video Learn More Virtual Tour See the Site Take a virtual tour of the Theatre, Petersen House and museum. Learn More Historic Site Visit Our site is closed until May 17, but you can still visit virtually to learn about Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Museum Virtually explore some of the rare artifacts related to the assassination. Learn More Theatre See a fly-through of the theatre where history happened. Learn More Petersen House View a virtual exhibit exploring the history of the Petersen House. Or download a virtual reality experience with first-person accounts from those who witnessed Lincoln’s final hours. Learn More Aftermath Exhibits Virtually explore some of the artifacts related to Lincoln’s funeral train and the trial of the conspirators. Learn More Dates & Tickets Uncover the History Lincoln's Assassination Explore These Topics The Fateful Day President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865. Learn how and why it happened, and see the event’s lasting impact on our nation. Explore An Overnight Vigil As Lincoln lay dying in a back bedroom of a small Washington boarding house, the home became the hub of the U.S. government. What happened in the Petersen House the night of April 14, 1865? Explore The Investigation After John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton and other investigators interviewed eyewitnesses. Find out what they learned and how deep the conspiracy went. Explore The Fateful Day President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865. Learn how and why it happened, and see the event’s lasting impact on our nation. Explore Currier & Ives. https://www.loc.gov/item/90708801/ An Overnight Vigil As Lincoln lay dying in a back bedroom of a small Washington boarding house, the home became the hub of the U.S. government. What happened in the Petersen House the night of April 14, 1865? Explore Painting by Alexander Hay Ritchie. https://www.loc.gov/item/2003656561/ The Investigation After John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton and other investigators interviewed eyewitnesses. Find out what they learned and how deep the conspiracy went. Explore Photo by Alexander Gardner. loc.gov/item/2008680389 Join Our Newsletter Sign up to receive emails with information on our site status, digital resources and online programming. Sign Up Behind the Scenes Take a glimpse behind the curtain of Ford’s Theatre Then vs. Now: Exploring the Presidential Box From The Blog In our previous Then vs. Now blog posts, we have discussed why the Ford’s stage is slanted and where the cheapest seats were during 1860s performances… Read More Read More Don’t Shoot!: The Journey of Booth’s Deringer Pistol From The Blog The photograph here may be the only one showing someone pointing the actual deringer pistol that Booth used—not something to be recommended from the standpoint… Read More Read More Lincoln’s Clothes Artifact What did Lincoln wear to Ford’s Theatre the night John Wilkes Booth murdered him? See his clothes, including the special message sewn inside his overcoat… Learn More Save for Later Why is a George Washington Portrait on the Ford’s Theatre Presidential Box? From The Blog Read More Read More A 34ft Tribute: The Lincoln Book Tower From The Blog Read More Read More Expanded Programs Distance Learning Travel back in time to investigate the Lincoln assassination – via video-conference. Connect with our expert educators and scholars or a National Park Service Ranger to ask questions about Lincoln’s life and legacy. Live, interactive programs available by request. Learn More Footer Support Ford’s Today Help us sustain our mission to be a leader in education, theatre and history during this unprecedented time. 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