Living History: Meet James Madison

Sat May 18, 2019 - Sun May 19, 2019
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Repeating every days through May 19, 2019.
11:00am to 4:00pm ET
Age: All
Price: Included with admission
Location:
New York Historical Society DiMenna Children's History Museum
(212) 873-3400
170 Central Park West, New York, NY, 10024
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Did you know that in May 1789, future president James Madison was hard at work preparing to introduce the first amendments to the US Constitution?

In commemoration of his work 230 years ago at the First Federal Congress in Manhattan, meet Madison as portrayed by Living Historian Kyle Jenks. Discover why he is known as the “Father of the Constitution,” explore the amendments that would become the Bill of Rights, and get a close-up look at Mr. Madison’s unique 18th-century fashion!
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