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Finding Lincoln

May 22-Aug. 30, $10, Rosenbach Museum & Library, 2008-2010 Delancey Place, 215-732-1600, rosenbach.org.

Published: May 19, 2009

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If he were alive today, I bet Abe Lincoln would be proud that the Rosenbach relied so heavily on technology to curate "Finding Lincoln" — most of the exhibit's ephemera comes from the museum's interactive Web site, 21sttcenturyabe.org. (Believe it or not, the backward-seeming, cousin-marrying Lincoln advocated for the advancement of railroads, telegraphs and weapons.) Gems include an original copy of Lincoln's Baltimore address, scripts and photos from 1812 Productions' conception of a modern-day Lincoln, and commentary by Lincolnphile Douglas Wilson. Best of all, though, is Bryce Dessner's interpretation of Lincoln's favorite tunes — if The National frontman is right, he seriously fancied fiddles.

May 22-Aug. 30, $10, Rosenbach Museum & Library, 2008-2010 Delancey Place, 215-732-1600, rosenbach.org.

 

 

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