Civil War in Missouri
The Civil War in Missouri, is a joint effort of the Missouri Humanities Council and the Missouri History Museum to provide a special traveling exhibit developed by the museum to communities across Missouri in 2012-2015. This traveling exhibit will be a smaller, portable version of the Missouri History Museum’s major civil war exhibition by the same name, which opened in St. Louis on November 12, 2011. The tour of the portable version will kick off in May 2012 touring Kansas City (May 5 to July 1, 2012) Kirksville (July 21 to Sept. 16, 2012), Joplin (Oct. 6 to Nov. 21, 2012) and Sedalia (Dec. 22, 2012 to Feb. 17, 2013).
Museums on Main Street
A collaborative effort between the Smithsonian Institution and the Missouri Humanities Council, this project brings first-rate exhibitions to Missouri’s small towns, and reaches rural audiences through museums and historical and cultural institutions. Museums on Main Street is free to selected communities based upon an application process. The Museums on Main Street Exhibit, “The Way We Worked,” began touring Missouri in October 2011, with showings in Ste. Genevieve (October 8 to November 5, 2011), Rolla (November 19 to December 17, 2011), Poplar Bluff (January 3 to January 31, 2012), Fulton (February 11 to March 10, 2012), Lawson (March 24 to April 21, 2012), and Savannah (May 5 to June 2, 2012).
Dred Scott
American history has always been about freedom: who has it, who doesn’t, how much there should be and how to get it. From its founding in 1764, St. Louis has been home to African Americans. Until 1865, most were enslaved. The Dred Scott Exhibit tells the story of St. Louis enslaved blacks and their quests for freedom. The roads they took varied, but the goal of the journey remained the same: to share America’s promise of liberty and justice for all. These images of documents, photographs, and objects from the collection of the Missouri Historical Society provide ways of tracing the pursuit of freedom in nineteenth-century St. Louis.
Homeland: The Sac and Fox Heritage in Missouri
This exhibit, available upon request, was developed by Sac and Fox tribal officers in three states and beautifully designed by Greg Olson, the Exhibits Specialist at the Missouri State Archives. Conveying one Sac and Fox legend that explains their sacred relationship to all creation, the gently curved 10-foot long panel packs and ships easily in two cases.
Picturing America
This touring art exhibit brings masterpieces of American art into classrooms and libraries nationwide. Available upon request, the project promotes understanding our nation’s history and character through its art. The exhibit consists of 40 high-quality reproduction images. To learn more about Picturing America, please visit the national website.
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