. >> my name is tracy avant, the curator of xigss here at ford's theater society. we're standing in the entry way for the center for education and lead heship, the fourth act of our four-act drama we've set up for our entire campus. our first act is our museum across the street underneath the theater and that looks at president lincoln's time here in washington. our second act is in the theater itself and is the assassination of lincoln. and our third act is the peterson house where lincoln's body was taken and where he did die. so those three acts have been in place since 2009. now we're just getting ready to open our center for education and leadership, which looks at our fourth act. the fourth act looks at the aftermath of lincoln's assassination and that includes his death and the funeral train journey home to illinois and the manhunt for john wilkes booth and the conspirators. and the second part of the act looks at the me moralial zation and memory of abraham lincoln and why he's still so important today. so come with me and take eye look at what we've gone.

. >> my name is tracy avant and i'm the curator here at ford's theatre society. and we're now standing in the entry way for the center for education and leadership which is the fourthing at of our four-act drama we've set up for our entire campus. our first act is the museum across the street underneath the theater and that looks at president lincoln's time here in washington. the second act is in the theater itself and is the assassination of lincoln and the third acted is the lincoln was taken to die. now we're waiting to open our education and leadership. it looks at the afterpath math of lincoln's assassination. that includes his death and the funeral train journey home to illinois and the manhunt for john wilkes booth and the conspirators and the second part of the act looks at the memorialization and legacy of bray hamlin con and why it's so important. why don't you follow me, and we'll take a look at what we've got. in our mezzanine this is actually where vitters to the site will enter the center and take the elevator to the fourth floor to experience the