What is John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum?
[[File:Official logo of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.svg|thumb|right|The official logo of the museum]] [[File:JFK library Stitch Crop.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The JFK Library and Museum]] The '''John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum''' is the [[presidential library]] and museum. It was constructed in honor and to remember the life and achievements of the 35th [[president of the United States]], [[John F. Kennedy]]. It is located in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. It was designed by the architect [[I. M. Pei]]. It was opened to the public on October 20, 1979 and was rededicated on October 23, 1993. On April 15, 2013, a fire began in the library. At first, reports said the fire appears to have started in a mechanical room.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://twitter.com/JFKLibrary/status/323894491075444736 | title = JFK Library Twitter Post | accessdate = April 15, 2013}}</ref> An official communication from the library stated that the fire is being investigated. At this time, the fire appears to be unrelated to the [[Boston Marathon bombing]]s that occurred on the same day.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://twitter.com/JFKLibrary/status/323894638681419776 | title = JFK Library Twitter Post | accessdate = April 15, 2013}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline|John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum}} * [http://www.jfklibrary.org/ JFK Library and Museum] * [http://store.jfklibrary.org/ JFK Library and Museum Online Store] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021023503/http://store.jfklibrary.org/ |date=2013-10-21 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum}} [[Category:John F. Kennedy]] [[Category:Museums in Massachusetts]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Boston]] [[Category:Presidential libraries|Kennedy]] [[Category:I. M. Pei buildings]] [[Category:1979 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:1970s establishments in Massachusetts]] {{US-stub}} {{USPresidentialLibraries}} {{authority control}}