Fort Ligonier Museum

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  Visitors walk along a reverse timeline leading from today to 1758 Fort Ligonier

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  Many display elements reference the restored Fort Ligonier structures outside this museum

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  Over 300 extraordinary objects and 600 individual graphics are in the Seven Years' War gallery

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  Each thematic zone in this gallery has coordinated colors, logos, banners, flags, maps, and graphics

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  Architecture was modified to open new vistas and provide discreet thematic areas throughout museum

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  40' photomural shows the wooded route of Forbes' Road from Philadelphia to Fort Dusquene

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  Pathways & vignettes let visitors move at their own pace to the content that interests them

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  The people on Forbes road included officers, soldiers and a community of families and tradesmen

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  Ballistics from the Forbes Campaign paired with illustrations of the artillery that fired them

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  Artifact displays are woven into the story line and graphic panels within cases

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  Younger visitors can pack a sack, try on period clothing and peek inside an outfitted tent

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  Fort Ligonier's history is revealed through interrelated segments about people and places

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  Interconnecting rooms interpret layered content throughout the museum

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  Timeline shows major digs, museum and reconstruction milestones, and Ft. Ligonier Day festivities

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  Archaeology informed reconstruction of the fort on its original site. Discovery drawers show stratigraphy.

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  History of the fort and the stories of the people who built it, surround a conceptual Fort Ligonier

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  The Arthur St. Clair Parlor interprets the life of this "Forgotten Founding Father"

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  The military career of young GW and his "Friendly Fire" experience at Fort Ligonier are explored

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  GW's handwritten "Remarks" are accompanied by a video of the "Friendly Fire Incident"

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  Young George Washington Gallery: These pistols are considered a national treasure

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  New education center and interpretive exhibits now make Fort Ligonier a year-round destination

The Fort Ligonier museum houses an extraordinary selection of art and artifacts along with a unique collection of French and Indian War era objects discovered at this historic site.

Consisting of 8 different galleries, visitors journey back to the year 1758, along the Forbes' Road through Pennsylvania. It is a colonial time – before electricity, when women had few rights, slavery was legal, and a young George Washington fought here with the British army during the French and Indian War.  

Paris Design worked closely with museum staff to develop all content and create master exhibit plan. Visitor flow, storylines, display design, interpretive graphic panels, cases, and artifact placement were all accomplished flawlessly.

Visit fortligonier.org for more information on content.