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‘A Look Into The Sixties’ Opens in Grand Central Terminal with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker will officially open, A LOOK INTO THE SIXTIES, a museum-style installation in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal,curated for the public in cooperation with 11 Smithsonian Affiliates.

Who:                New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker, and Smithsonian Affiliations director Harold Closter

What:                Exhibit Installation Opening, A LOOK INTO THE SIXTIES

When:               Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at 10:00amET

Where:             Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal

A LOOK INTO THE SIXTIES includes the in-flight coveralls used by Neil Armstrong during training for the 1969 Apollo 11 lunar mission, the bench and key from the jail cell of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from which he wrote ‘Letter From a Birmingham Jail,’ original Woodstock memorabilia from the famed 1969 peace and music festival, and a television camera used to film the historic Nixon/Kennedy presidential debate. The special installation will be offered with guided tours and history talks led by noted experts and will be on display from Tuesday, May 27 through Friday, May 30.

The exhibit is inspired by the 10-part CNN Original Series, THE SIXTIES, executive produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, and Mark Herzog. The series premieres May 29 at 9:00pmET on CNN and airs on successive Thursdays. Each new episode explores a different facet of the extraordinary era that changed the world – in pop culture, politics, music, technology, and civil rights – with a resonance that endures today.

Additional Exhibit Information

Tuesday, May 27

Wednesday, May 28

Thursday, May 29

Friday, May 30

More information about the exhibit may be found via visiting www.cnn.com/sixtiesexhibit. Viewers may find more information on the television series at www.cnn.com/thesixties and by following @TheSixtiesCNN via Twitter.  

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