The Beautiful Game

Past Exhibit
The Beautiful Game Ongoing Exhibit … Discover The Beautiful Game from the pitch to the White House In honor of the FIFA World Cup, a soccer ball gifted to President Gerald R. Ford by Brazilian soccer legend Pelé is on display from July 6 through August 19, 2026. In 1975, the pair famously kicked it around the White House Rose Garden. President Gerald R. Ford watches on as Edson Arantes "Pelé " Nacimento juggles a soccer ball on foot and head, seen with Amb. Joao Augusto de Araujo Castro, Ambassador from …

Field Trips

Web Page
Field Trips Web Page … Reservations for the 2026-2027 school year are now open! Please contact fieldtrips@nara.gov for more information and availability. Inspire students with civics knowledge through discovery of America’s founding documents— and reflection on their role in young people’s lives today—with a class visit to the National Archives! During our free field trips, educators and students embark on an interactive gallery experience and engage in lively discussions about what the records reveal …

250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party

Past Exhibit
250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party Past Exhibit … The Destruction of the Tea It wouldn’t be known as the “Boston Tea Party” for another 50 years, but the destruction of the tea in 1773 marked a critical turning point in the brewing American Revolution. Boston was not alone in resisting British imperial policies considered oppressive by American colonists. Ports along the eastern seaboard prevented East India Company tea from landing in defiance of the 1773 Tea Act, which imposed no new tax on tea …