The Museum of American Finance opens its doors at its new location it Boston on the eve of the semiquincentennial. Who will be the first reader to visit and report back on the exhibits?
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The Museum of American Finance will open to the public in its new exhibit headquarters on Commonwealth Pier in the Boston Seaport on Friday, July 3. Admission to the 5,400 sq ft Museum is free of charge, reflecting its core mission of making financial education accessible to all. The Museum, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, will feature seven inaugural exhibits in Boston:
"America in Circulation," an interactive currency exhibit featuring hundreds of the most beautiful and interesting examples of American money, on loan from the collection of Mark R. Shenkman
"Alexander Hamilton Experience," featuring a multilingual AI-generated Hamilton, developed in partnership with the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology
"A Financial Revolution," bringing to life the founding of the US financial system, to mark the nation's 250th anniversary
"Investing in US Financial History," a six-station interactive timeline enabling visitors to take a deeper dive into the history of the US financial markets, from the 18th century through today
"Hub of Innovation," on the role Massachusetts has played in the nation's financial development, sponsored by MassMutual
"The Future of Finance," on the worlds of blockchain, crypto, tokenization and the evolution of financial technology, sponsored by Bitwise
"Personal Finance," a hands-on exploration of the tools needed to achieve and maintain a healthy financial life, presented by the Personal Finance Institute
The exhibits were guest curated by some of the nation's leading experts in finance, economics and numismatic history, including Rahul Arora, Ric Edelman, Mark Higgins and Richard Sylla.
The Museum's opening in Boston marks the first time it will have a permanent exhibit headquarters since it left its former home at 48 Wall Street in New York City in 2018. Its new location is on Commonwealth Pier—the vibrant waterfront destination being developed by Pembroke—which features a dynamic mix of new restaurants and shopping, a new waterfront plaza, an enhanced Harborwalk and year-round programming.
