Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
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General information
Location	Springfield, Illinois, United States
Coordinates	39°48′12″N 89°38′50″W / 39.8032°N 89.6473°W / 39.8032; -89.6473
Named for	Abraham Lincoln
Inaugurated	Dedicated in April 2005
Management	The State of Illinois
Design and construction
Architect(s)	HOK Illinois Historic Preservation Agency Thomas H. Schwartz BRC Imagination Arts, exhibit designer
Other information
Public transit access	SMTD
Website
presidentlincoln.illinois.gov

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum documents the life of the 16th U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln, and the course of the American Civil War. Combining traditional scholarship with 21st-century showmanship techniques, the museum ranks as one of the most visited presidential libraries.^[1] Its library, in addition to housing an extensive collection on Lincoln, also houses the collection of the Illinois State Historical Library, founded by the state in 1889. The library and museum is located in the state capital of Springfield, Illinois, and is overseen as an agency of state government. It is not affiliated with the U.S. National Archives and its system of libraries.