Explore Alexander Hamilton’s World with New GLI Resources

Since the introduction of the Hamilton Education Program more than a year ago, there have been a staggering 22 student matinees in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. Before attending a Hamilton matinee and enjoying a day of student performances and a production of Hamilton, #Eduham participants learn about the historical context behind the musical with an interactive Founding Era curriculum created by the Gilder Lehrman Institute. The most recent highlight was on April 26, when, thanks to Google.com, 5000 students from Title I schools attended matinees in all three cities.

Through the recent partnership with Google, we’ve integrated more technology into our Hamilton education resources for a more exciting and immersive experience. With Google Expeditions and Google Cardboard viewers, teachers and students can explore the sites of Hamilton’s life in virtual reality, traveling from the Caribbean islands of Alexander Hamilton’s childhood to the cobble-stoned streets of Lower Manhattan, from Revolutionary War battlefields to the site of his fatal duel with Aaron Burr, with the click of a button.

In addition, you can see the following new online exhibitions on our website, made in partnership with Google Arts and Culture:

Alexander Hamilton: Witness to the Founding Era

Six mini-exhibitions, using materials from the Google Expeditions virtual reality project, explore locations where Hamilton made history, with links to relevant lesson plans.

Hamilton’s New York: Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

Join City University of New York professor Cindy Lobel on a virtual reality walking tour of Lower Manhattan spots and institutions where Hamilton lived, worked, and left a lasting legacy.

"We the People": Printings of the US Constitution from the Gilder Lehrman Collection

In 1787, fifty-five men met in secret to write a constitution for "a more perfect Union." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is the only institution to hold all of the first five printings of the US Constitution, from the first draft to the first printing made available to the public. This exhibition opens a window into the process by which the draft evolved into the Constitution we live by today.

These and more essays, primary sources, videos, and online exhibitions exploring Alexander Hamilton’s life and legacy are available here.