Choosing Freedom draws from powerful testimonies, personal belongings, and striking archival materials to tell the stories of individuals who fled authoritarian regimes in search of liberty. Through intimate artifacts and firsthand accounts, the exhibition illuminates the enduring human desire for freedom, and the extraordinary courage required to pursue it.
To mark the opening, Hoover will host a conversation chaired by renowned historian and Hoover Senior Fellow Stephen Kotkin and featuring human rights activist and Hoover Research Fellow Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Additional panelists will be announced soon. The discussion will explore the enduring struggle between freedom and authoritarianism.
This special evening will bring together history, scholarship, and lived experience to examine one of the defining questions of the American experiment: Why does freedom remain worth choosing and defending?
Freedom is often discussed as an idea. For millions, it has been a life-defining choice.
Join us for this unforgettable opening event.
