Emancipation Proclamation Makes Its Way To Utica
By: Rachel Polansky
Updated: November 5, 2012
A huge piece of history has made it's way to Utica. The only surviving
version of Abraham Lincoln's Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation will
be on display at Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute tomorrow
Tuesday, November 6th and Wednesday, November 7th. The exhibition will
include historical background and interpretation of the document.
Curators say this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"To see it in Lincoln's own hand, see where he edited it, see his beautiful script, it's really moving. History comes alive for you, it makes it much more real, much more than reading about something in a book, so it's very moving," says Anna D'Ambrosio, Director Museum of Art at Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute.
The exhibition is called "The First Step To Freedom" and the museum will be open for extended hours 9am-9pm both days. Admission is free and open to the public.
"To see it in Lincoln's own hand, see where he edited it, see his beautiful script, it's really moving. History comes alive for you, it makes it much more real, much more than reading about something in a book, so it's very moving," says Anna D'Ambrosio, Director Museum of Art at Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute.
The exhibition is called "The First Step To Freedom" and the museum will be open for extended hours 9am-9pm both days. Admission is free and open to the public.
