White House Historical Association To Open A Techdriven Educational Center With Oval Office Replica In 2024
A visit to the White House is a must when visiting Washington, but the experience may make some guests think of places they've never seen before, like the Oval Office.
The White House Historical Society hopes to answer some of these questions when it publishes "The People's House: The White House Experience" in late 2024.
Occupying three floors of a building at Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street Northwest – a block from the White House – the $30 million education center will use state-of-the-art technology to educate the public about the historic Executive Mansion and its history.
“Thanks to the technologically rich experience of space and the wonders of modern technology, these rooms will be like a part of the White House in your neighborhood,” association President Stuart McClarin told The Associated Press. . The project was released on Friday morning.
The center features a large model of the White House with rooms that can be converted into the Green Room, Blue Room or Red Room using technology. A full-size replica of the Oval Office reflects the current presidential interior. This rose garden retreat offers you the experience of walking among the flowers.
The gallery above allows visitors to explore the Treasury, the State Dining Room and the cinema. Other exhibits tell of the many invisible people who maintain and maintain the White House as a home for the president and his family in various roles - chef, chef, florist, maid, housekeeper, electrician, plumber and carpenter. Office of the President and his staff, festival theater and museum.
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We also know about the slave labor that was used to build the White House.
The People's House will be a free stop for visitors to the White House, but will be an option for those who cannot afford tour tickets, McLaurin said.
“When you visit the White House, it's really cool because it's both a workhouse and an office. So you’re full, you go in, look around and have the experience of being there,” he said. he says. But you can't lie there to really understand what's going on in this place.
Plans for the public house were announced Thursday to donors who attended the community's first fundraising event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. At a special event attended by actors Michael Douglas and Martin Sheen, First Lady Jill Biden praised the project to the audience. Both have played presidents on television and in films.
“The focus of this project is education. We teach our students the origins of our country, bring to life the many people who shaped it, and make the White House the beating heart of our democracy.”
“As an educator, I believe that our present and future cannot be separated from our past,” he said. When we learn from the past, we not only become better, but we also have a deeper understanding of our responsibility as citizens of this country to care for one another and protect our democracy and our freedoms. "
“I believe this is needed more than ever as our institutions are under attack and some of our leaders are trying to bury our history,” Biden said.
McLaurin said the center will be open seven days a week.
Since the association is privately funded, he said, “Even if the government closes its doors, people can still come to our clinics.”
About 500,000 people visit the White House each year, McLaurin said. They expressed confidence that the new center would attract more visitors.
He explained that the association is working to raise an additional $50 million in addition to the $30 million for construction costs.
The center will also include a feature the club has long sought: an education wing with classrooms that can accommodate up to 200 students.
The White House Historical Society was founded in 1961 by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to preserve the quality of the White House Museum and educate the public. It is a non-profit organization that does not receive financial support from any government. Funds are raised primarily through private donations and retail merchandise sales.
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