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| Location | 210 Morrissey Boulevard Columbia Point Boston, MA 02125 |
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| Coordinates | 42°18′53″N 71°02′07″W / 42.314852°N 71.035401°W |
| Type | Specialized, Historical, Biographical |
| Accreditation | American Alliance of Museums |
| Visitors | 62,000 visitors per year (this includes about 16,000 students)[1] |
| Founder | Edward M. Kennedy & Victoria Reggie Kennedy |
| Architect | Rafael Viñoly |
| Public transit access | JFK/UMass  JFK/UMass JFK/UMass JFK/UMass |
| Nearest parking | On site (no charge) |
| Website | emkinstitute.org |
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate (also known as the Kennedy Institute) is a non-profit civic engagement and educational institution on Columbia Point in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, next to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum on the University of Massachusetts Boston campus. Named for long-time U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, the institute contains a full-scale reproduction of the United States Senate Chamber, a replica of Kennedy's Washington, D.C., office, and digital exhibits. The organization includes the Kennedy Home in Hyannis Port, which was donated to the institute in 2012 as part of a "mission of educating the public about the U.S. government, invigorating public discourse, emphasizing the importance of bipartisanship, and inspiring the next generation of citizens and leaders to engage in the public square."[2] The Kennedy Institute is, along with the Bipartisan Policy Center and the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation, a co-sponsor of The Senate Project, whose goal is, through hosting a series of Oxford-style debates between leading U.S. Senators, to reintroduce the culture of seeking common ground and bipartisan consensus that has been the essence of the Senate since it was conceived in 1789.
- ^ Levenson, Michael (2017-03-29). "Kennedy Institute finds if you build it, not everyone will come". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
- ^ "Historic Kennedy Home in Hyannis Port Gifted to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S Senate" (Press release). Boston, Massachusetts: Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2016-07-01.