ALERT: The Taneytown Road Entrance to the Museum & Visitor Center is closed for rehabilitation. Detour is in place to enter at the Baltimore Pike Entrance. Learn more. Temporary parking is now in effect. View new parking information and map. Allow additional time to navigate from parking lots to the building.

ALERT: Little Round Top is now closed to all visitation for rehabilitation. Learn more.

Film, Cyclorama & Museum Experience

Now Open

NEW Temporary Exhibit in the Gettysburg Museum of the American Civil War at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center

A Rough Coarse Life: The World of the Civil War Soldier

Help preserve
history.

Proceeds from tickets and other purchases in the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center benefit Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site.

Site

Exterior of the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center

“We are met on a great battlefield of that war.”
–Abraham Lincoln 

Before heading out to that "great battlefield," gain insight into the battle, the stories and personalities by starting your Gettysburg visit with the Film, Cyclorama & Museum Experience at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center.

 

 

Significance 

Why start your visit at the Museum & Visitor Center

The battlefield is vast. The names are legendary. The experience is humbling.  

Go prepared. 
 


Select  

One ticket, three experiences to begin your Gettysburg visit. 

Film Cyclorama Museum

Save & Purchase the Experience + Bus Tour Value Package

 

 

At A Glance

One ticket. Three experiences: Film, Cyclorama & Museum
Allow 2 hours
Adult: $18.75
Senior 65+: $17.75
Veteran: $17.75
Youth 6-12: $13.75
Child 5-Under: Free
Active Military: Free
Wheelchair accessible
Sudden, loud sounds of battle
Starts and Ends at the Museum & Visitor Center (MAP)
Free parking at Museum & Visitor Center lots

Important Information:

Timed tickets are issued for all show times of the Film, Cyclorama & Museum Experience.

Current schedule: Film/Cyclorama showings every 15 minutes from 8:15 a.m. The final Film/Cyclorama show of the day begins at 4:15 p.m.

The National Park Service partners with the Gettysburg Foundation to enhance the preservation and understanding of the heritage and lasting significance of Gettysburg through public outreach and private financial support.

National Park Service website

Exhibits & Tours

Battlefield Value Package

Film Cyclorama & Museum + Battlefield Bus Tour

Make the most of your Gettysburg visit. Package the Film, Cyclorama and Museum with a battlefield bus tour for one memorable Gettysburg experience.

Tour the Battlefield

Bus. Car. Bike.

Step onto the hallowed ground and experience Little Round Top (when available, after the rehabilitation project is completed), Devil's Den and the Angle beyond the history books and movies. You'll tour the battlefield with a Licensed Battlefield Guide either in your car, by motor coach or bicycle.

Battlefield Car Tour

Personalized Experience

Don’t miss a thing on your guided Battlefield Car Tour. Either onboard or point to point, your License Battlefield Guide will provide you with plenty of stops to answer your questions and enjoy your own private tour of the battlefield.

 

Call to reserve your guided battlefield car tour: 877-874-2478 or 717-334-2436

Gettysburg Cyclorama

Experience Pickett's Charge

Originally displayed in 1884, the Battle of Gettysburg Cyclorama is a massive fully-restored, 360-degree painting that places you in the middle of Pickett’s Charge on the decisive third day of the Battle. 

 

Experience the Cyclorama as part of the Film, Cyclorama & Museum Package.

Ticket to the Past—Unforgettable Journeys

The new Virtual Reality Experience at the Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad Station™

All aboard for Gettysburg's first immersive virtual reality experience. During your visit, you will join one of three historic figures on a virtual journey to the railroad station following the Battle of Gettysburg and its aftermath in July 1863.

Children of Gettysburg 1863®

Family-Friendly Adventure

Gettysburg's most family-friendly, interactive children's history museum. More than a typical children's museum, Children of Gettysburg 1863® tells the engaging stories of the children, teens and young adults who lived in and near Gettysburg during and after the 1863 battle.

Plan Your Visit to Gettysburg.

Whether you are visiting for the first time, or you return year-after-year, we can help you plan your visit.

AbsoluteURL: https://www.gettysburgfoundation.org/exhibits-tours-events/film-cyclorama-and-museum