It operates as an open-air museum, situated on 2.0 hectares (5 acres) of land that once housed the Dawn settlement's British-American Institute.[1] The property houses an interpretive visitor centre that was erected in 1994, and includes the North Star Theatre, the Underground Railroad Freedom Gallery, and gift shop.[2][7] The theatre typically exhibits a video that documents Henson's life; whereas the gallery features artifacts relating to the Dawn settlement, Henson's life, and the Underground Railroad.[7] Items in the museum's collection includes an early edition of his autobiography.[7]