The November 21st Chicago Tribune ran this article by Brett Zongker, AP.
The Star Spangled Banner is so threadbare that you can see through some of the tattered sections.
The museum, which draws millions of visitors a year, has been closed for two years (I didn't know that) and had an $85 million overhaul and reopened Nov. 21st with a three day festival.
The Star Spangled Banner hung near the entrance for nearly 200 years as it slowly fell apart. Now, it is a centerpiece and is in a climate controlled gallery which should help.
The museum's central core has been made easier to navigate. An atrium has been made in the five-story v=building with a skylight. Six artifacts including an 1865 telescope from Vassar College, a statue of George Washington, and a "Dumbo car from a 1960s Disneyland ride, mark the wings of the three exhibit halls which are organized into themes.
There is even a CP30 costume from the "Star Wars" movies. A picture with the article showed a "Whites Only" lunch counter that helped spark the Civil Rights Movement. Probably from the Woolworth's in Winston-Salem, NC.
Go to the Museum. -Old Coot
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