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Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum aims to commence renovations by 2025, reopen by 2026

Iowa's only Presidential Museum hopes to host its grand reopening in summer 2026.
By: Parker Jones|May 31, 2024
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    • A statue of Herbert Hoover fishing is seen at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum

    A statue of Herbert Hoover fishing is seen at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum on May 30, 2024 in West Branch, Iowa. CREDIT PARKER JONES

    After more than a 30-year wait, The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch will see much-needed contemporary renovations next year. 

    Though the renovations were initially announced in 2021 and expected to finish by this year, the official reopening date has been pushed to summer 2026. Thomas Schwartz, the director of the Hoover Museum, said this will be right in time for the United…

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