{"id":139508,"date":"2026-02-01T09:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T09:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/139508\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T09:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T09:46:11","slug":"miami-is-one-of-only-8-cities-chosen-to-host-this-rare-national-archives-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/139508\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Is One Of Only 8 Cities Chosen To Host This Rare National Archives Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MIAMI-EDITED-Copy-of-Dicover-Photo-Collage-14-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"HistoryMiami Museum\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:HistoryMiami_and_Plaza.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bandelmug<\/a>, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons \/ The National Archives<\/p>\n<p>    Save<\/p>\n<p>This summer, Miami will have the rare opportunity to view foundational records that haven\u2019t left Washington, D.C. in decades! As the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary of independence, HistoryMiami Museum has been selected as one of just eight institutions to display \u201cFreedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation.\u201d This traveling exhibition, organized by the National Archives, will bring Founding-era pieces to the heart of downtown Miami.<\/p>\n<p>From June 20 through July 5 \u2014 in time for Independence Day \u2014 the tour will give visitors a firsthand glimpse of the original documents. Inspired by the 1976 Bicentennial Freedom Train, they\u2019ll arrive in the city to much fanfare on a specially designated aircraft on June 15.<\/p>\n<p> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-11.png\" alt=\"Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation at HistoryMiami\" width=\"736\" height=\"736\"  \/>The National Archives \ud83d\udcdc What will be on display? <\/p>\n<p>You can expect to find some of the most pivotal records in American history, including:<\/p>\n<p>  The William Stone engraving of the Declaration of Independence, 1823 The Articles of Association, 1774 George Washington\u2019s, Alexander Hamilton\u2019s and Aaron Burr\u2019s Oaths of Allegiance, 1778 The Treaty of Paris, 1783 A draft printing of the Constitution, 1787\u2060 State delegation votes, 1787  <\/p>\n<p>Alongside the showcase, HistoryMiami will launch \u201cAmerica 250: Voices of the Future,\u201d a countywide oratorical contest for high school students. The winning essay will be added to the museum\u2019s permanent collection, and the student will deliver their speech during the official semiquincentennial celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, there will be a digital mural where guests are invited to share their hopes for the nation\u2019s future, titled \u201cWishes for America.\u201d And in the spirit of democratic access, admission to the museum will be entirely free for the duration of the multi-day exhibition!<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/619080155_1316123977207971_330474712550503421_n.jpg\" alt=\"Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation at HistoryMiami\" width=\"736\" height=\"491\"  \/>HistoryMiami Museum \ud83d\udcdc 2026 National Tour Schedule  Kansas City, MO: March 6-22 Atlanta, GA: March 27-April 12 Los Angeles, CA: April 17-May 3 Houston, TX: May 8\u201325 Denver, CO: May 28-June 14 Miami, FL: June 20\u2013July 5 Dearborn, MI: July 9-26 Seattle, WA: July 30-August 16  <\/p>\n<p>For more information on the upcoming exhibit and contest entry details, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/historymiami.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/historymiami.org\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">HistoryMiami.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd 101 W Flagler St, Miami, FL 33130<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bandelmug, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons \/ The National Archives Save This summer, Miami will have the rare opportunity&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139509,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226],"class_list":{"0":"post-139508","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hialeah","8":"tag-hialeah","9":"tag-hialeah-headlines","10":"tag-hialeah-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}