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The Stakes Are Too High: Voting, Civic Engagement and Political Participation
In The Stakes Are Too High: Voting, Civic Engagement and Political Participation, visitors will gain insight into how and why they need to stay civically engaged in between election days. Through government documents, informational pamphlets, flyers, campaign buttons, scrapbooks and other historical materials, the exhibition explores the topics of voter education, voter participation, voter registration and civic engagement.
Dates:
September 9, 2024 - December 13, 2024
Location:
Information Room
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MINE: What is Ours in the Wake of Extraction
The Amazon is on the brink of collapsing, and with it, Indigenous cultures and lands are at risk of disappearing. Over the past 20 years, the Harakbut Indigenous community from the Madre de Dios region in the Peruvian Amazon has been devastated by an illegal gold mining boom. In MINE: What is Ours in the Wake of Extraction, visitors can become part of the solution by learning about the Harakbut culture through the works of the Etochime Artist Collective. The collective’s artworks speak to Indigenous worldviews and the disastrous impact the extractive industries have had on their land and people.
Dates:
September 3, 2024 - December 13, 2024
Location:
Mechanical Hall Gallery
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Sculptural Copper Saved from the Smelter
Copper was essential to building America in the 19th century. Before it could be used in trains and other steam engines or in electrical wiring, copper had to be mined from rocks and smelted – extracted from its ore by heating and melting. As a result, many experienced European miners came to America in the 1800s to work in areas rich with copper mines, like Keweenaw County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. These miners, who worked by hand, would keep fine specimens from their discoveries for their own collections. In Sculptural Copper Saved from the Smelter, visitors will explore an array of copper specimens that these miners collected over the years. The copper on view has been sculpted by nature, with each specimen strangely and beautifully unique.
Dates:
September 3, 2024 - December 13, 2024
Location:
Mineralogical Museum
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Sight, Sound and Motion: The Dimensions of Sculpture
In Sight, Sound and Motion: The Dimensions of Sculpture, visitors will explore the breadth and variety of the University’s sculpture collection alongside paintings, photographs and works on paper that speak to the art form of sculpture. Among the materials on view are sculptures that move and create sound as well as works by well-known sculptors, including Jeff Koons, Harry Bertoia, Selma Hortense Burke, Hayward L. Oubre Jr., George Grey Barnard and William Zorach.
Dates:
September 3, 2024 - December 13, 2024
Location:
Old College Gallery
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The Rail-Splitter Surprise: Abraham Lincoln and the Presidential Election of 1860
In The Rail-Splitter Surprise: Abraham Lincoln and the Presidential Election of 1860, visitors will discover how Lincoln emerged as a viable presidential candidate to lead the nation during a period of divisiveness that would result in the Civil War. Materials on view include editorial cartoons, contemporary political speeches, campaign literature, and portraiture of Lincoln from the 1860 election season.
Dates:
August 27, 2024 - December 13, 2024
Location:
Lincoln Exhibition Case
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What They Saved: Souvenirs and Mementos in Special Collections
In What They Saved: Souvenirs and Mementos in Special Collections, visitors will explore keepsakes from the collection, learning about the people who held onto them and the reasons why. From hats and handkerchiefs to dolls and dog tags, the mementos on view are imbued with personal meaning and connection while providing insights into histories, events, celebrations and celebrities of days gone by.
Dates:
August 27, 2024 - May 23, 2025
Location:
Special Collections Gallery
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