Drawing heavily on the Adams Presidential Library, this exhibition follows the Declaration of Independence from draft to founding document through letters, diaries and newspapers of 1776. Highlights include handwritten copies of the Declaration by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson and several early printings, among them a rare Dunlap broadside. It is part of the Declarations Trail, a Greater Boston collaboration marking the 250th anniversary of independence.

On view through December 19, 2026. Staff-led gallery talk December 4 at 2:00 p.m.

Details: masshist.org