Where is the engrossed parchment copy of the United States Declaration of Independence displayed?

The engrossed parchment copy of the United States Declaration of Independence is displayed at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.

The engrossed copy is the carefully handwritten parchment bearing the delegates’ signatures. It is generally treated as the iconic official copy, although Congress also authorized printed versions that were official in their own historical context. Timothy Matlack is generally credited with writing the parchment text.

The document was transferred from the State Department to the Library of Congress in 1921, along with the U.S. Constitution. During World War II, the Declaration and other important records were moved to the United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox for safekeeping. In 1952, the Declaration moved to the National Archives.

Today it is displayed in the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom alongside the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Independence Hall in Philadelphia is where Congress debated and adopted the Declaration, but it is not its permanent display location.