museum. you are welcome any time as is everyone wiatching. we were there for the opening ceremony in april. a chance to see the exhibits tonight. my opening question is how this project came about and why. well, it came about out of the decision that we need to preserve and tell the story of america s founding. and not just as a series of events, but as people who actually achieved it, who thought up these soaring ideals of equality and liberty and self-government and then how that really spread and inspired a nation, people in our nation to achieve it. it is the most important event in our nation s history. it not only gave birth to our nation, but it really gave us the values that make us a people. everything that we cherish and hold dear. so it s more than just artifacts? oh, it s far more than artifacts. our museum is founded on artifacts. in fact, when you come to the museum you will see one of the more comprehensive collection of artifacts of the revolution
philadelphia s newest museum is in the heart of the city just two blocks from independence t hall. and it tells the story of the country s road to independence.e the museum of the american revolution opened in april. tonight we take you inside.. it was a decade before that shot heard around the world in concord and lexington that america s battle for freedom really begins.al and joining us inside the museue is its president and ceo michael quinn. thanks for being with us and for allowing c-span inside the museum. it s a pleasure to be with you and we re honored to have o c-span in the museum. you with are welcome anytime as is anybody watching. we were there for opening night of the museum. w but my opening question is how this project came about and why. well it came about out of a decision that we need to preserve and tell the story of america s founding.s tu and not just as a series of events, but as people who actually achieved it, who fought off these soaring ideal
an entity in trouble to turn it around because that is what i spent the first 20 years of my career doing, and i thought the country needed the same thing. lynchburg was named for its founder, john lynch. it had a rich manufacturing history as well as civil war ties to the nearby sandusky and the nearby appomattox courthouse. this painting tells a unique story. there is damage to the painting and the tradition passed to the family is that this painting was fanned allies by union soldiers during their occupation at the civil war battle. writtenind some accounts of the vandalism that took place during the battle. for the next 90 minutes, we will feature the city s local history beginning with poplar history beginning with poplar forest, thomas jefferson s private retreat. what you see behind me is jefferson s most infamous, perfect work of architecture. poplar forest. that was his villa retreat that he started building when president. it is not known very much because j
is anybody watching. we were there for opening night of the museum. but my opening question is how this project came about and why. well it came about out of a decision that we need to preserve and tell the story of america s founding. and not just as a series of events, but as people who actually achieved it, who fought off these soaring idealing idea ideals of equality and how that inspired a nation, people in our nation to achieve it. it is the most important event in our nation s history. it not only gave birth to our nation but it really gave us the values that make us a people. everything that we cherish and hold dear. so it s more than just artifacts? it s more more than artifacts. our museum is founded on artifacts. in fact when you come to the museum you will see one of the more comprehensive collection of artifacts of the revolution that has probably ever been assembled. but we really do dwell on the story of the individual people. how did these people who a
philadelphia s newest museum is in the heart of the city just two blocks from independence t hall. and it tells the story of the country s road to independence.e the museum of the american revolution opened in april. tonight we take you inside.. it was a decade before that shot heard around the world in concord and lexington that america s battle for freedom really begins.al and joining us inside the museue is its president and ceo michael quinn. thanks for being with us and for allowing c-span inside the museum. it s a pleasure to be with you and we re honored to have o c-span in the museum. you with are welcome anytime as is anybody watching. we were there for opening night of the museum. w but my opening question is how this project came about and why. well it came about out of a decision that we need to preserve and tell the story of america s founding.s tu and not just as a series of events, but as people who actually achieved it, who fought off these soaring ideal