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Traveling exhibition confronts a thorny chapter of U.S. History
Find Out MoreA vintage barber chair might seem like nothing more than a curiosity. But its luxurious red-velvet seat and headrest belie the experience many children had while seated in its lush confines. Upon arrival at off-reservation boarding schools, Native American children…
ExhibitsUSA – Away from Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories
Find Out MoreBeginning in the 1870s, the US government attempted to educate and assimilate American Indians into “civilized” society by placing children—of all ages, from thousands of homes and hundreds of diverse tribes—in distant, residential boarding schools. Many were forcibly taken from…
ExhibitsUSA – A Colorful Dream
Find Out MoreDesigned to evoke and capture a sense of childhood fantasy, A Colorful Dream tells a simple coming-of-age story in rich symbolic language that takes the viewer on a journey through the entire spectrum of the rainbow. A Colorful Dream is a family-friendly, interactive exhibition…
ExhibitsUSA – Imprinting the West: Manifest Destiny, Real and Imagined
Find Out MoreImprinting the West: Manifest Destiny, Real and Imagined Westward expansion was one of the most transformational elements in American life throughout the nineteenth century. Printed imagery played an important role in the dissemination of knowledge and understanding about the West…