Which institution displays the engrossed United States Declaration of Independence?

The National Archives displays the engrossed United States Declaration of Independence.

The engrossed copy is the large parchment document bearing the delegates’ signatures. It is permanently displayed in the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom at the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C., alongside the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

The document’s custody changed over time. It was transferred from the State Department to the Library of Congress in 1921, then moved to the National Archives in 1952. During World War II, the founding documents were temporarily protected at Fort Knox.

The Library of Congress holds important drafts, facsimiles, and related material, while Independence Hall is the Philadelphia building where Congress met and the signing primarily occurred. These locations are historically connected but are not the current permanent home of the engrossed Declaration.