In Her Own Words

In the mid-1930s, as her writing career was just starting to take off, Eudora Welty worked as a publicity agent for the Works Progress Administration and traveled around rural Mississippi taking pictures of people coping with the Depression.

The Working White House
200 years of Tradition and Memories

The exhibit explores the occupational culture—the stories, traditions, memories, and skills—of the men and women who have operated, maintained, and helped preserve the Executive Mansion. Developed and supported by The White House Historical Association with assistance from the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Organized for travel by the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service.

The Curious World of Patent Models

America’s incredible success is primarily due to the dreams and inventions of its many citizens. Few people realize however, that from the time the U.S. Patent Office was formed by Thomas Jefferson in 1790 and throughout the industrial revolution, inventors were required to submit a working, scale model of their invention when applying for a patent. The Rothschild Collection is the world’s largest gathering of viewable U.S. Patent Models. The exhibit of 58 objects includes a variety of Patent Models that children and adults alike will enjoy: household, agricultural, medical, toys, musical instruments, tools and more. Organized by the Rothschild Patent Model Collection. Tour by Smith Kramer Traveling Exhibitions, Kansas City, MO.

Splendors of Asia

Through out history world travelers have presented gifts to our city and these Asian treasures of porcelain, silk and weaponry provide an exceptionally rare opportunity to view some of the artifacts from the Museums permanent collection