Gallaudet at 150 and Beyond Exhibit

The National Deaf Life Museum at Gallaudet University (formerly Gallaudet University Museum) opened its first permanent exhibition, Gallaudet at 150 and Beyond, on April 8, 2014, during the 150th Anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the charter that established what would become Gallaudet University.

Over ten years later, the exhibition closed in Chapel Hall in preparation for the We, Native Deaf People, Are Still Here! exhibition. But now our most popular exhibition ever is on the first floor of College Hall! Visitors can learn about Gallaudet University’s history while standing in the oldest space on campus, and for the first time will enjoy artifacts pertaining to the history of American Sign Language research.

The presidential portraits that have resided in Chapel Hall for years have also moved to College Hall, where they line the walls of the central staircase.