Mount Vernon's New Orientation Center, Museum and Education Center

After more than a decade of planning, Mount Vernon opens its new Ford Orientation Center and Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center featuring 25 state-of-the-art galleries and theaters that reveal the fascinating story of George Washington's life through interactive technology and original artifacts. The museum features six permanent galleries and a changing exhibit including some objects shown at Mount Vernon for the first time.

The new museum at Mount Vernon displays a collection of more than 700 objects including furnishings, china, silver, clothing, jewelry, Revolutionary War artifacts, rare books and manuscripts, and other personal effects of the Washington family. The building will also serve as Washington's presidential library with classroom space and computers that will provide access to more than 20,000 letters written by Washington during his lifetime.