Ford's Theatre - performance venue and historic site

Ford's Theatre opened in 1863 and is the site where Abraham Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865 during a performance, an event that links the venue to a major moment in American cultural history. The theater has been preserved as a working performance space and museum and continues to present plays and musical performances. The site operates as Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, with exhibits interpreting 19th-century theater and the assassination.