First Amendment Gallery — National Constitution Center
The First Amendment Gallery, a 1,500-sq-ft permanent exhibition at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, opened September 6, 2023; developed in-house by the Center with architectural design by Metcalfe Architecture & Design, media and digital interactives by Two Left Hands, and fabrication by Hadley Exhibits.
| Venue | National Constitution Center |
|---|---|
| Project type | New Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2023 |
| Technologies | touch interactives |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Metcalfe Architecture & Design | Architecture | |
| two-left-hands | Media Design & Software | Drew Sentivan; media and digital interactives |
| Hadley Exhibits | Fabrication |
Description
The gallery displays more than 20 artifacts related to the five First Amendment freedoms — religious liberty, free speech, free press, assembly, and petition — including a Justice Brandeis draft opinion, a Tinker family anti-war armband, the Pentagon Papers, and a March on Washington pennant, alongside interactives testing visitor knowledge of First Amendment protections.