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[+] street from the Stonewall Inn and Stonewall Visitors Center UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The United States’ first ever national monument dedicated to LGBTQ+ history opens in New York City on Friday, June 28. The Stonewall National Monument and Visitors Center sits adjacent to The Stonewall Inn, the notable bar where the modern gay rights movement reached a turning point in June 1969. Part of the National Parks System, the new visitor center was built in space from the original bar, and celebrates the legacy of the Stonewall uprising with an immersive, contemporary exhibit, artifacts (including a working jukebox from 1969), a small theater, and more.
Upcoming programming will include lectures, panels, in-person tours, art exhibitions and more. Of course, there’s also a gift shop offering plenty of Stonewall memorabilia. A National Park Service ranger places rainbow flags on the fence at the Stonewall National Monument .
.. [+] in June 2019 AFP via Getty Images "The National Park Service eagerly anticipates the official opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center in partnership with Pride Live on June 28," said National Park Service Director Chuck Sams.
"NPS staff are dedicated to sharing the history of the Stonewall Uprising and the ongoing struggle for LGBTQIA+ equality.” In June 2016,.
