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Photo Slideshow
Preview some of the artifacts that will be on display.
Exhibit Highlights
- • Rare photographs and original newspapers and magazines covering Presley's career.
- • Presley's iconic 1957 Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
- • The "American Eagle" jumpsuit and cape Presley wore during rehearsals for his "Aloha From Hawaii" concert in 1973.
- • The gold-and-diamond belt presented to Presley in 1969 for breaking Las Vegas attendance records.
Location: Big Screen Theater & Special Exhibits
WASHINGTON — Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit "Elvis! His Groundbreaking, Hip-Shaking, Newsmaking Story."
The exhibit opens March 19, 2010, in what would have been Presley's 75th birthday year. It tells the story of Presley as he was portrayed in the news media and how his music and physicality pushed the boundaries of mainstream taste and free expression.
Produced in collaboration with Elvis Presley Enterprises, the exhibit includes a number of rare objects from the vaults of Graceland that have never been publicly displayed, including private telegrams, letters and scrapbooks that chronicle Presley's rise as a music and media sensation.
A Newseum-produced video featuring vintage footage of Presley will be broadcast on the 90-foot-long video wall in the Robert H. and Clarice Smith Big Screen Theater.
Plan your visit and buy your tickets now. Admission is free for annual members.