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"The Honor of Your Company Is Requested: President Lincoln's Inaugural Ball"

Smithsonian American Art Museum

8th St NW & F St NW
Washington, DC
Phone: 202.633.1000

Nearby Metro Stops:

Gallery Place-Chinatown

Wheelchair Accessible:

Yes

Kid Friendly:

Yes

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Travel back 143 years to the revelry of Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural ball. This small, focused exhibition celebrates the president’s second inaugural ball, held on March 6, 1865 in what is now the museum’s historic home. The ball took place as Lincoln’s second term began, with the Civil War in its final stages, and only six weeks before Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theater nearby. From pomp and politics to feasting and fights over food, this was one night destined for the history books.