Exhibitions

Archiving the History of an Epidemic: HIV and AIDS, 1985-2009

June 3, 2011 – November 1, 2011

National Museum of American History
1300 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC

1st Floor, West Wing (outside the Archives Center)

See on Map Floor Plan

The Archives Center features items from the museum's archival collection that document America's history and its diverse cultures.

This rotation features posters for the 1993 movie Philadelphia with Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington and the 1989 film Longtime Companion; brochures, photographs, and other popular culture materials; and quotes from oral histories of people affected by the epidemic that show how individuals and society were affected by the epidemic.