Lincoln Borglum Museum

43°52′37″N 103°27′22″W / 43.87694°N 103.45611°W / 43.87694; -103.45611TypeRelief ArtWebsiteLincoln Borglum Museum

The Lincoln Borglum Museum is located in the Mount Rushmore National Memorial near Keystone, South Dakota. It features two 125-seat theaters that show a 13-minute movie about Mount Rushmore. A view thought by many to be one of the best is located at Grandview Terrace, above the Museum. The Presidential Trail, a walking trail and boardwalk, starts at Grandview Terrace and winds through the Ponderosa pine forests to the Sculptor's Studio, providing close-up views of the memorial. The Sculptor's studio was built by Gutzon Borglum, and features discussion about the construction of the monument as well as the tools used. The amphitheater also has a 30-minute program at dusk that describes the construction of the memorial. Following that, the mountain is illuminated for two hours.[1]

See also

  • Lincoln Borglum

References

  1. ^ Park Overview American Park Network. URL accessed on April 1, 2006.

External links

  • U.S. National Park Service: Lincoln Borglum Museum Photo Gallery
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Mount Rushmore
Shrine of Democracy
Construction
  • Gutzon Borglum (sculptor)
  • Lincoln Borglum (assistant sculptor)
  • Luigi Del Bianco (chief carver)
  • Walter K. Long (assisted)
  • Doane Robinson (conceived idea)
  • Peter Norbeck (political promoter, Norbeck-Williamson Act of 1929)
Subjects
  • George Washington
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Theodore Roosevelt
  • Abraham Lincoln
Museum
  • Lincoln Borglum Museum
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