When French painter Paul Philippoteaux and his team of 20 assistants created the cyclorama that depicts Pickett’s Charge and the Battle of Gettysburg back in the 1880s, I’m betting they didn’t know that at one time it would need restoration work and that it cost $16 million to do it. But that is the case.

The art work is being paid for by Congress and will be re-unveiled at the Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center and Museum on September 26. The restoration project has been three years in the making. The new visitor center was opened in April, but no celebration took place at that time because planners wanted to wait untilt he Cyclorama was finished. It’s about 99% completed, they say, and they are now gearing up for the grand re-opening. If you’re in town that weekend, stop by.

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