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The Stead Family Foundation Writers Hall

Visitors are welcomed to the Museum in Writers Hall, which is where the welcome desk and gift shop can also be found.

Writers Hall is the first place visitors see when they enter the Museum, and includes the welcome desk and gift shop. Don’t miss the features below!

Book Cloud

An overhead decorative element that creates a rainbow of books hung from the ceiling depicting great cover art.

Affiliate Museums

The American Writers Museum works with many small museums across the country. Check the map to find one near you, and take a free bookmark to remember where you want to visit next!

Hometown Writers

Two interactive touch-screens on either side of the welcome desk invite visitors to discover which writers share their hometown or come from the same part of the country.

 

 

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The Book Cloud at the American Writers Museum. Photo by @dancenico
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