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Kernels of Culture: Maize Around the World (May 3, 2024 – March 31, 2025) at the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum at the Missouri Botanical Garden focuses on the complex story of one of the world’s most important crop plants, maize (Zea mays), which is used by billions of people every day, for food, for […]
A series of six exhibitions and presentations, curated and implemented by Dr. Billie Follensbee, Museum Studies Program Coordinator, exploring the history and culture of the Ozarks October 2024-September 2025 at the Park Central Library Branch, Springfield, MO. This exhibition series is supported by a Missouri Humanities Council Major Grant. This exhibition and presentation series features […]
The State Historical Society of Missouri invites the public to visit a new exhibition, Wild Missouri – the ART of Conservation, open now through March 29, 2025, at the SHSMO Art Gallery located in the Center for Missouri Studies, 605 Elm St., Columbia. A public reception featuring the exhibit’s curator Joan Stack and photographer Noppadol […]
Sponsored by Matt & Ashley McConnell. Ardith Goodwin’s much-anticipated book, Penwonderative, is the first in her ""Predictably Unpredictable"" series, set in the fantastical Land of Ardithian. This children’s fantasy tale is a vibrant fusion of imaginative storytelling and intricate world-building, filled with hope and wonder. After 15 years of bringing the Fantastical Characters of Ardithian to […]
Montminy Gallery opens the new year with a compelling, collaborative exhibit, Looking Back and Forth: Chris Teeter and Mike Sleadd, which runs January 15 through February 22. These two well-known, admired Columbia artists have impacted the arts community and each other by their popular and unique artistic practices. Their ongoing friendship of over 20 years […]
Join us on Thursday, January 23 at 6:30 PM (Central Time) for a live reading and roundtable discussion featuring original creative works by veterans, service members, and military-connected family members, as published in Volume 13 of "Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors." The event will conclude with a discussion moderated by Lauren Kay Johnson—essay […]
What role did early Missourians play in the Cherokee removal story? Is it one of racism, indifference and greed? With Missouri Humanities funding and assistance from the Trail of Tears Association, William Ambrose and Chris Dunn assembled historical maps, recently discovered documents and contemporaneous government records to create a publicly available, evolving GIS model of […]
Join us for Kids Day at the Museum: The Civil War in Southeast Missouri 1865 at The Stars and Stripes National Museum and Library on Saturday, January 25, 2025, from 10 am to 2 pm. Immerse yourself in pivotal historical events, including the Emancipation of the slaves in 1865, and engage in interactive activities like […]
Presentation as Laura as of 1947 telling why she wrote the Little House books and its impact on her life.
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