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The theater where President Lincoln was assassinated while watching a performance of "Our American Cousin" has been restored as a center for the performing arts. The President's Box remains as it was on the night of April 14, 1865.

A Lincoln museum in the basement of the theater contains such historical items as the President's stovepipe hat, cape and the suit he wore on the night of the assassination. Relics from Lincoln's youth and his Presidency are also displayed.

Just across 10^th Street is the Petersen House, where the wounded President was taken following the shooting and where he died in a second-story bedroom.

The theater and museum are free and open to the public daily, except Christmas and New Year's Day, Monday through Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Sunday and holidays from 12 noon to 5:00 pm. For more information, call (202) 433-3840.