Help us achieve our goals

 

  • Curate and preserve the collection's 1.25 million objects

  • Create traveling exhibitions to bring the collection to the public in collaboration with other institutions

  • Development of an acquisitions fund

  • Award scholarships and research grants to students and scholars studying democracy, American history, comparative government, museum studies, material culture, and art history

What our supporters say

 

“Jordan Wright’s collection is an American treasure and is a great foundation for the first Museum of Democracy.”
— Mayor Michael Bloomberg
“A wonderful way for people to learn about democracy and how the political process works”
— The Late Senator John McCain
“Finest collection of American political memorabilia I’ve ever seen.”
— Former Governor Andrew Cuomo