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Updated · Fox News · Aug 19
YAF Plans 2028 Reagan Movie Museum in Dixon With Full-Scale Oval Office Set
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Aug 19

YAF Plans 2028 Reagan Movie Museum in Dixon With Full-Scale Oval Office Set

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 19

Summary

  • Young America’s Foundation said a new Reagan movie museum will open in Dixon, Illinois, in 2028, turning sets and props from the 2024 biopic into permanent exhibits in Ronald Reagan’s boyhood town.
  • The collection will include a full-scale Oval Office, the Situation Room, a Soviet leader’s office, the Hilton Hotel wall from the 1981 shooting scene, and hundreds of other film artifacts.
  • YAF said the museum will extend its Reagan preservation work alongside the Reagan Boyhood Home in Dixon and Rancho del Cielo near Santa Barbara, aiming to connect visitors to Reagan’s life and ideas.
  • September 25 is also the planned nationwide release date for the film’s director’s cut, which adds 10 minutes to a movie that drew an 18% Rotten Tomatoes critics score and 98% audience score.

Insights

How will a museum opening in 2028 use Hollywood movie sets to authentically teach the history of a former president?
What hidden historical details lie within the newly restored footage of the 2024 biopic's director's cut?