National P.O.W. Museum Located Near Andersonville

   

NATIONAL PRISONER OF WAR MUSEUM REOPENED

ANDERSONVILLE, GA. - - February 17, 2007 - - On Saturday, February 17, 2007, the National Prisoner of War Museum at Andersonville National Historic Site was reopened after being closed since November 27, 2006.  The closure was required due to a major maintenance project conducted at the Museum.  The work included painting all interior surfaces, replacement of carpet, revisions to the heating and cooling system and other renovations.  The Museum had to be closed for the 79 days of the project and all exhibits, artifacts, furnishings and books removed to allow the work to be done.  The park staff along with volunteers, Eastern National employees and National Park Service employees from the Southeast Regional Office and the Southeast Archeological Center moved out of the Museum and back in after the contractor was completed.  The contractor who completed the project was RCA Contracting Inc. from Montezuma, Georgia.   

During the time that the Museum was closed, a temporary visitor contact station was used to provide basic interpretive services to the public.  Both of the park’s introductory films, the Eastern National sales area, some exhibits about Camp Sumter and the popular audio driving tour were made available for the public.  The contact station was a rented office trailer that was converted by the park Maintenance Staff to a visitor center.  The timing of the closure and the awarding of the contract was carefully chosen at a time when the park receives its least amount of visitors. 

“Thanks to the great work by our staff, the contractor, our volunteers and partners we are excited to have the National Prisoner of War Museum back open again” stated Fred Boyles, Superintendent of Andersonville. “I am pleased once again to be able to share our wonderful Museum with the public especially now that it has been spruced up.”  The National Prisoner of War Museum was opened in 1998 and is the only interpretive facility of its kind in the nation. 

 Please visit http://www.nps.gov/ande/ for details.



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