Discover the Bush Library and Museum
Through Their Virtual Tour
Article + Photos Courtesy of | The Bush Library and Museum
Through Google Street View you can now explore the Bush Library and Museum from any location. Simply visit www.bush41.org, scroll down on the home page to find two options for virtual tours. Navigate through the museum or around the Bush Center grounds by clicking on the X markers on the ground and then use your mouse to follow the arrows left, right, up, and down. In the museum, explore a century of American and world history as you travel through the life of George Bush. View family photos, the Camp David office, White House Situation Room, a portion of the Berlin Wall, the replica Oval Office, and more. The second tour will take you around the grounds to the Presidential Pond, the Barbara Bush Rose Gardens, the horse statue, and the statue of President Bush. Visit www.bush41.org for the links to the virtual tours.
The featured exhibit at the Bush Library and Museum is called Louder Than Words: Rock, Power and Politics. This exhibit is curated by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and features exclusive video interviews, photography, and never-before-seen artifacts including the original Village People stage costumes, handwritten lyrics from Chuck Berry and Neil Young, and much more. Louder Than Words also explores how the power of rock can change attitudes about patriotism, peace, equality, and freedom. The exhibition is on display in the Ansary Gallery of American History through January 3, 2021. While the museum remains closed, we are sharing weekly photos from the exhibit on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. For more information visit bush41.org.
The Bush Library and Museum invites you to view its newest exhibit; Backstage Pass: Baron Wolman and the Early Years of Rolling Stone. From Rolling Stone Magazine’s first photographer, Baron Wolman, this exhibit features original magazine covers, thirty-five framed photographs, and contact sheets. The exhibit explores how the lens of this artist’s camera captured and helped define one of the most important eras in rock and roll history. Backstage Pass presents an intimate view of a crucial period of cultural transformation in American history. The exhibit will be on display through January 3, 2021. While the museum remains closed, we are sharing weekly photos from the exhibit on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. For more information visit bush41.org.