Est. 2025 · 501(c)(3) Non-Profit

Empowering a
Civic-Minded Public

The Institute for Primary Facts builds immersive, fact-based traveling exhibits that make the public record accessible to everyone. Our current flagship project is the Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room.

We're hiring — four full-time roles, remote (U.S.)

Visitors exploring a civic education exhibit

PUBLIC ITINERARY · AUG 28 – NOV 3, 2026

Looking for the Reading Room or the Bookmobile?

Both are on tour. Thirty stops in ten weeks, September through early November.

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A visitor reading the wall of handwritten notes at the Reading Room in Washington, D.C.
EXHIBIT · THE REFLECTIONS WALL · WASHINGTON, D.C.
READING ROOM5 INSTALLATIONS · MULTI-DAY

Every released page, bound and stacked floor to ceiling.

The full installation from New York and Washington, rebuilt city by city. 3,437 volumes, the Trump–Epstein timeline, and a tribute to survivors.

  • DALLAS, TX
  • DES MOINES, IA
  • + COLUMBUS · CHARLOTTE · W. PALM BEACH
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The Trump and Epstein Memorial Bookmobile parked outside the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.
EXHIBIT · OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE · JUL 29
BOOKMOBILE25 STOPS · ONE DAY EACH

The whole record, riding in one truck.

Starting September 10 in Dallas, the Bookmobile carries all 3.5 million files to twenty-five more communities — survivor-led, one town at a time.

  • DALLAS, TX
  • OMAHA, NE
  • DES MOINES, IA
  • + 20 MORE CITIES TO BE ANNOUNCED
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Thirty stops is a lot of road. Help keep 3.5 million pages moving.SUPPORT THE TOUR →
Our Current Project

The Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room

We printed all 3.5 million publicly-released pages of the Epstein files, bound them into 3,437 volumes, and put them in front of the public. In New York City and Washington, D.C., nearly 15,000 people showed up and refused to look away — drawing hundreds of press hits and over 100 million views across social media.

3,437
Bound volumes
~15,000
Visitors across both cities
100M+
Social media views
Hundreds
Of press hits
Learn more about the Reading Room
As Covered By
The New York Times — press coverage of the Trump-Epstein Memorial Reading RoomThe Washington Post — press coverage of the Trump-Epstein Memorial Reading RoomWIRED — press coverage of the Trump-Epstein Memorial Reading RoomReuters — press coverage of the Trump-Epstein Memorial Reading RoomUSA Today — press coverage of the Trump-Epstein Memorial Reading Room
Our Mission

Seeing Is Believing

Five years ago, the fear was that people would believe anything they saw online. Today, the opposite is true — trust in secondhand information has collapsed, and no source is taken at face value. The only thing left to believe is what you can see, touch, and experience for yourself.

The Institute for Primary Facts builds immersive, in-person experiences that put the primary record directly in front of the public — no filter, no summary, no screen between you and the facts.

Democratic Institutions

Examining the principles of the rule of law and mechanisms of government accountability.

Critical Thinking

Equipping visitors with tools for historical analysis and enhanced media literacy.

Non-Partisan

Strictly non-partisan activities focused on objective case studies and historical facts.

Our Methodology

Exhibits, Not Explainers

We're pioneering an innovative educational methodology to grow civic literacy: immersive, traveling exhibits of primary source material that visitors can walk through, experience, and examine at their own pace. We'll use humor, satire, scale, interactive displays, virtual reality, and whatever else will confront people with the truth in person.

Each exhibit also functions as an action hub, with curated, non-partisan resources for getting involved.

Printed Primary Sources
Traveling Exhibits
Public Reading Rooms
Community Hubs

Civic Resource Center

Each installation includes a non-partisan hub providing practical information on fundamental civic participation.

How You Can Help

Support Our Mission

The fastest way to help is to fund the tour — your contribution brings the Reading Room to the next five states. Every gift to the Institute is tax-deductible and goes directly to advancing our mission.

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