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902 East 1st Street; 218-728-0630; www.rain.org/~karpeles/dulfrm.html

Established by California businessman and Duluth native David Karpeles, the museum displays rotating exhibitions of historical documents from Karpeles’ private manuscript collection. The collection, one of the largest private collections in the world, preserves original writings of great authors, musicians, scientists, philosophers, statesmen and sovereigns from all periods of history. Notable past exhibitions include original handwritten drafts of the U.S. Bill of Rights, the Emancipation Proclamation and Handel’s Messiah. The museum’s permanent collection includes Egyptian artifacts, and also model ships, including the Titanic. Closed Mondays and holidays.