Artist rendering of the entrance to the permanent exhibit at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
Courtesy George W. Bush Foundation.
The Museum at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum will tell the story of the United States in an extraordinary time. This 14,000 square foot permanent exhibition is organized by four themes - freedom, responsibility, opportunity, and compassion. Using artifacts, documents, photographs, and videos from the Library’s extensive collection, the Museum will include features, such as a full-sized Oval Office and a Texas Rose Garden. Interactive features include a Decision Points Theater designed to take the visitor “inside” the decision-making process and policies developed during the Administration of President George W. Bush.
Additionally, the Museum will present temporary exhibits that complement the permanent exhibit and illustrate themes and subjects relevant to the mission of the Library and Museum.
Three women of the Mae La Refugee Camp on the Thai-Burma border wove and gave this shawl to First Lady Laura Bush when she toured there in 2008.
Courtesy George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
Throughout the entire permanent exhibit, as well as the temporary exhibits, the aim is to inform, to stimulate discussion, and to encourage engagement. Designed by The PRD Group Ltd., and fabricated and installed by Design and Production, the permanent exhibit will open when the facility is dedicated in 2013.
Visit the artifact gallery for a glimpse into the Museum collection!
George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum Artifact Gallery – Rotate artifacts 360 degrees to explore some of the 43,000 gifts given to President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush by American citizens and foreign Heads of State.