since 1886 — a gift from the people of france. well, in 2019, a brand—new museum in her honour opened. so, lucy got the early ferry to liberty island to be among the first to check it out. there are three primary areas of the museum. people come in, they'll go into the immersive theatre, then they'll move on to the engagement gallery, which is where we're standing right now, and the engagement gallery is primarily the history of the statue of liberty, its beginning, and then how it became the symbol of america. and now, it's used in every sort of thing that you can think of.