Current Exhibition

Von Steuben: Architect of American Independence

ON DISPLAY 
April 17th – May 15th  

OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, April 17th | 6:00 PM
Stonewall, 1300 East Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale

Free event. Refreshments will be served.
RSVP Monique@stonewall-museum.org to attend.

The exhibition shines a long‑overdue light on Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, the brilliant military strategist whose training transformed the Continental Army and helped secure America’s independence. Though history often obscures it, von Steuben was a gay man whose life and legacy were shaped by the queer networks that supported him. 

 

PRESENTED WITH SUPPORT FROM WENDELL REID AND THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES.

The Von Steuben Architect of American Independence Exhibition has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom
 
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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© 1973 -2026 Stonewall National Museum & Archives