The Museum
Opened to the public in November 1990, the Woodrow Wilson Museum is housed in an adaptively-renovated chateau style mansion adjacent to Woodrow Wilson's Birthplace.
The Museum galleries guide you through Wilson's public life, from his Princeton study to his historic Great War peace efforts, and encompassing his service from 1913 to 1921 as the 28th President of the United States.
The museum is located on the first floor of the building and contains seven exhibit galleries which represent through historic photographs, documents and objects, the life and public service of Woodrow Wilson. The second floor of the building contains meeting rooms and educational program space. The third floor provides storage for the collections and archives.
EXHIBIT SUBJECTS:
Wilson's family history
Wilson's early career at Princeton University
The Governorship of New Jersey
The Presidential years
World War I
The bottom floor of the museum contains an immersive World War I trench exhibit that was created in May 2010. This exhibit contains