What is Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum?
{{coord|39.8032|-89.6473|display=title}} The '''Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum''' is a [[museum]] in [[Springfield, Illinois]]. It contains papers and exhibits about [[U.S. President]] [[Abraham Lincoln]]. Much of the museum is made of [[diorama]]s, or re-creations of scenes from the life of Lincoln. These include scenes of Lincoln in Springfield, Lincoln in the White House, and Lincoln at [[Ford's Theater]]. They were designed by [[Bob Rogers]], who used to work for [[The Walt Disney Company]] as a designer.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c-ttyquWvfYC&dq=%22Bob_Rogers%22&pg=PA99 |title=Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America |last= Ferguson |first= Andrew |year= 2007 |publisher= Grove Press |location= New York City |isbn= 978-0802143617 |pages= 98–101}}</ref> Some historians did not like that the exhibits were designed by someone who had worked for Disney. They thought that Disney people do not tell [[American history]] the right way. Along with the dioramas are original [[:wikt:artifact|artifacts]] of Lincoln, such as the first copy of the [[Gettysburg Address]]. The library's founding director was [[Richard Norton Smith]], who wrote several books on American presidents. Its current director is [[Eileen R. Mackevich]]. Run by the state of Illinois, the library opened on April 19, 2005. After three years, it had more than 1.5 million visitors.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kostyal|first1=K. M.|last2=Goodwin|first2=Doris Kearns|title=Abraham Lincoln's Extraordinary Era: The Man and His Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NOG2uDoD2B4C&dq=%22Abraham+Lincoln+Presidential+Library+and+Museum%22&pg=PA212|year=2009|publisher=National Geographic Books|isbn=978-1426203282|page=212}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{commonscat-inline|Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum}} {{USPresidentialLibraries}} [[Category:Abraham Lincoln]] [[Category:Museums in the United States]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Springfield, Illinois]