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The Chesebro Blacksmith Shop has been re-created within the walls of the museum. Visitors will see the sights and hear the sounds of a blacksmith shop as it would have appeared in 1918.
Try your hand at a variety of fun activities, such as utilizing blacksmith's tools, checking out a wigwam, trying out telegraph keys and more.
Canopy's One Dollar Wild Mondays features live Music by Jobu, performing the greatest classic rock and originals in town.
'Canvas' is a three-screen, rear-projection, portable virtual reality open lab for research and teaching projects by faculty in the fine and applied arts and the University. Informed by the
The creative force of African art is eloquently represented by a number of fine objects in the Gallery of African Art. Themes in this installation explore Africa's many religious systems and asso
Along the Ohio River in the nineteenth century, pottery making, using the available clay, was one of the local industries. Working at their pottery factory in Anna, Illinois, the Kirkpatrick brothers,
In 1967, Krannert Art Museum acquired a substantial number of ancient Peruvian art objects from the private collection of Fred Olsen of Guilford, Connecticut. The 625 pieces in this group represent al
The Gallery of Medieval and Near Eastern Art covers a time span of over a thousand years and represents diverse artistic traditions of Europe, the Near East, and North Africa -- regions once governed
The museum's Asian art collection is displayed in the Gallery of the Class of 1908. A generous gift from this class at the time of its fiftieth reunion not only provided for the construction of t
Junior paleontologist will enjoy excavating for dinosaur bones in Orpheum's outdoor courtyard. The Deinonychus watches over the courtyard, perched on a rock just above the dig. The Dino Shack is
Step back in time to a medieval world of castles, knights, queens, kings, and simple machines in the newest exhibit at the Orpheum. You'll enjoy hands-on play while exploring and creating with ma
Measure sand, learn about ground water pollution and how rivers flow or just sit back and read.
Attention animal lovers--the Museum has a new exhibit just for you! Orpheum's new veterinary clinic and animal care center will focus on teaching proper pet care and encourage compassion and resp
From 1971 to 1998, Seyour and Muriel Yale donated almost 5,000 pieces to the Spurlock Museum. The collection contains coins from the Ottoman Empire as well as maps and other materials from Europe and
This collection of 500 pieces of Canelos Quichua pottery, bead, feather and wood artifacts was acquired by Norman E. and Dorothea S. Whitten during their studies of Canelos Quichua people and culture
This tour includes a brief introduction to each of the museum's galleries, with an explanation of the themes discussed and artifacts that may be of particular interest. Group members are given a
This collection of 565 carved and incised Neolithic vessel, head, neck and body fragments of ceramic and stone was received as a generous gift of Harlan J. and Pamela Berk. Donated in three parts betw
Since 1983, Richard and Barbara Faletti have donated over 150 cultural artifacts from Africa, Mexico, China and Panama.
This tour introduces individuals to the museum's permanent galleries. Highlighted artifacts will be presented and exploration time given.
This collection of approximately 1,750 inscribed tablets from ancient sites of Umma and Drehem in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) dates from the Third Dynasty of Ur in the 21st and 20th centuries BCE to the
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