Exhibit Spaces
Note: No food or beverage is permitted in our theater or exhibit spaces. For event guests, non-flash photography and video is permitted in all exhibit galleries except of specific artifacts where indicated on its label. Photography and video of any kind is permitted in Signers’ Hall. Photography and video is not allowed in theater spaces.
MAIN EXHIBIT
The Center’s main exhibit includes three signature attractions: Freedom Rising in the Kimmel Theater, The Story of We the People in the Richard and Helen DeVos Exhibition Hall, and Signers’ Hall.
Freedom Rising is a multimedia theatrical production with 360-degree projection, state-of-the-art sound and lighting, and a live actor who narrates the American quest for freedom. Guests will be inspired by this stirring, 17-minute journey through the extraordinary story of “We the People.”
The Story of We the People is a dynamic, interactive exhibit that illuminates America’s constitutional history through innovative exhibits, films and photographs, rare artifacts, and hands-on activities led by our education staff.
Signers’ Hall is one of the Center’s most popular and iconic attractions, where you can sign the Constitution alongside 42 life-size, bronze statues of the Founding Fathers.
Capacity
- 325 in Freedom Rising
- 400 in The Story of We the People
FEATURE EXHIBITS
Constituting Liberty: from the Declaration to the Bill of Rights, in the George H.W. Bush Gallery
Now Open
Experience America’s founding documents up close!
The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights are the three most important documents in American history. They express the ideals that define “We the People of the United States” and inspire free people around the world.
The National Constitution Center is proud to display a first edition Stone Engraving of the Declaration of Independence, a rare copy of the first public printing of the U.S. Constitution, and a reproduction of one of the 12 surviving copies of the Bill of Rights in the George H.W. Bush Gallery. The original Bill of Rights, which was exhibited at the Center between 2014 and 2017, is now at The New York Public Library. It will be returned to the National Constitution Center after 2020 and will be displayed on a rotating basis to the public in both Pennsylvania and New York for the next 100 years.
American Treasures: Documenting the Nation's Founding
Now Open
American Treasures: Documenting the Nation's Founding illuminates the founding era through pricesless drafts of the U.S. Constitution, including Pennsylvania delegate James Wilson's own handwritten drafts. The exhibt provides an intimate look at the path the Framers took to create our founding document. Created by the National Constitution Center in partnership with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, this exhibit explores the momentous constitutional events in this early period of American history. It also incldues a dispaly of rare newspaper printings of hte text of the Bill of Rights as it made its way through Congress, showcasing how James Madison secured the Constitution's first 10 amendments in 1791.
