WASHINGTON D.C.-In order to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Gallaudet University’s establishment, last minute touches to the brand new museum are being made.
The school’s auditorium will be the venue for the school’s museum exhibition “Gallaudet at 150 and Beyond.” The school, which was built during the Civil War era, was officially established by President Abraham Lincoln when he signed an Enabling Act, which was a congressional charter that allowed there to be a school for the deaf, so that deaf individuals would be able to obtain college degrees.
The school, which is located in northeast Washington D.C was declared to be a four-year liberal-arts campus to help the deaf, hard of hearing and blind, and remains to do so in the present. According to the school’s website, there will be an all-day, “Charter Day Festival for Learning” on April 8.
The event will start at the school’s Elstad Auditorium at 9 a.m. and end at the Tower Clock at around 8:30 p.m. For more info, you can contact Karen Sheffer at karen.sheffer@gallaudet.edu or Franklin Torres at franklin.torres@gallaudet.edu.
