WASHINGTON – Want to see declassified records of UFO sightings? What about George Washington’s annoted copy of the Constitution, or footage capturing the Wright Brothers’ first test flight?
Visitors to the nation’s capital will soon be able to peruse these artifacts, along with more than 2 million other items, in an interactive, choose-your-own adventure journey through American history.
The National Archives Museum is preparing to unveil a new, 10,000-square-foot permanent exhibit this fall, dubbed “The American Story,” designed to give museumgoers a peek at the the archive’s vast trove of more than 13 billion records.
With the help of artificial intelligence systems, visitors will be able to pick and choose the content they most want to see from different parts of U.S. history, from the country’s founding to the moon landing, said Franck Cordes, the capital campaign project director at the National Archives Foundation.
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