Libraries To Display Second Original Declaration Of Independence From 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. view calendar. researchers should use the pennsylvania avenue entrance. the museum wing of the national archives, the national archives museum is the home of the declaration of independence, constitution, and bill of rights. open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. located at 701 constitution ave., nw, washington, dc 20408. For additional questions, please contact visitor services at [email protected]. plan your visit to the national archives museum, home of the declaration of independence, constitution, and bill of rights. open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 701 constitution ave, nw between 7th and 9th streets, washington, dc 20408. admission is always free.
Original Declaration Of Independence On Display Note: the following text is a transcription of the stone engraving of the parchment declaration of independence (the document on display in the rotunda at the national archives museum.) the spelling and punctuation reflects the original. The declaration of independence, written in 1776, announces a complete break with britain and expresses the ideals on which the united states was founded: “we hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”. The 1776 “engrossed” copy of the declaration of independence—sometimes referred to as the “official” or “signed parchment” version—stands on display in the rotunda of the national. The rotunda of the national archives building in washington, dc, have opened for viewing of the declaration of independence, u.s. constitution, and the bill of rights with limited capacity from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. reserve timed entry tickets on recreation.gov. the reopening of the rotunda and its continued operation will be contingent.
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