The Ford’s Theatre campus will be closed on May 21 and June 3, 2012.
The campus includes the museum, theatre, Petersen House and Center for Education and Leadership.

Legacy Circle

Legacy Circle

$50,000 Legacy Circle – By donating at the Legacy Circle level, you can follow in President Lincoln’s footsteps with your name recognized on a single step of the Legacy Stairway. Spiraling four stories high, this grand structure will serve as the highly visible focal-point of the Center for Education and Leadership to open in 2012.  Benefits of donating at the Legacy Circle are listed below:


  • Recognition on one step of the LEGACY STAIRWAY, the grand four-story spiral staircase and focal point of the new Center for Education and Leadership (to open in 2012)
  • Two tickets to select campaign events
  • Name engraved on the donor plaque in the Center for Education and Leadership
  • Donor name listed in all programs throughout the Ford’s Theatre 2011-2012 Season
  • A limited-edition commemorative Limoges porcelain plate, with the Ford’s Theatre reopening image scenically portrayed
  • Recognition on the Campaign page of the Ford’s Theatre website
  • Recognition in the permanent electronic Legacy Registry, located in the Ford’s Theatre lobby, a location expected to host nearly one million visitors per year