The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza is an impartial, multi-generational destination and forum for exploring the memory and effects of the events surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy, through sharing his legacy and its impact on an ever-changing global society.
The Museum serves as a tangible link for current and future generations to explore the complex events surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy. A rotating schedule of special exhibitions and public programs place the events of November 22, 1963, into dialogue with social and political issues that continue to reverberate in the culture today.
Special exhibition now on view - On Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963
On Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963 is an immersive exhibition that places visitors inside the newsroom during one of the most consequential weekends in American history. Through the work of Dallas Times Herald reporters and photographers, the exhibition traces the rapid shift from routine presidential coverage to national crisis. Original photographs, handwritten field notes, press credentials and Pulitzer Prize–winning imagery reveal how local journalists documented the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in real time—balancing urgency, accuracy and responsibility under extraordinary pressure. At the heart of the exhibition is a recreated 1960s newsroom, inviting visitors to step into the role of a reporter or editor, navigate breaking information and experience the demands of deadline reporting. Learn more.
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza chronicles the assassination and legacy of President John F. Kennedy; interprets the Dealey Plaza National Historic Landmark District and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza; and presents contemporary culture within the context of presidential history.
Gifts to the Museum through North Texas Giving Day support cross-curricular, hands-on learning programs that explore the life, leadership and legacy of President Kennedy, the context of the early 1960s and the events of November 22, 1963 through objects, historic photographs, news footage and preserved spaces. Students gain a deeper understanding of this pivotal moment in American history while standing in the very location where the events occurred. Programs align with curriculum standards and provide students with opportunities for deeper engagement, critical thinking and interactive learning.
Organization name
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
other names
Dallas County Historical Foundation
Causes
Arts & Humanities
Operating Budget
$3,000,000 - $9,999,999
Counties Served
Dallas, Collin, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Tarrant
Address
411 Elm Street