WE THE PEOPLE: Portraits of Veterans in America
Fifty Large-Scale Watercolor Portraits of Veterans of All Ages and All Walks of Life - One From Each State
In 2010, internationally renowned artist Mary Whyte set out on an inspirational 7-year mission to paint 50 large scale watercolor portraits of current day American veterans. WE THE PEOPLE: Portraits of Veterans in America is Whyte's remarkable series depicting military veterans of all ages and in all walks of life. Images including a Missouri dairy farmer, Rhode Island lobsterman, Pennsylvania science teacher, South Carolina single mother, and 46 other moving portraits will be showcased together-culminating in a timeless portrait.
Declaration 1776: The Big Bang of Modern Democracy
2026 is the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Do you know what’s in America’s founding document and its impact on the world? Here’s an opportunity to learn more! It’s a national movement of ideas.
Welcome to “Declaration 1776: The Big Bang of Modern Democracy,” a traveling exhibition from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of History. The Kansas tour of this exhibition is presented by Humanities Kansas.
It’s the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Do you know what’s in America’s founding document? Explore the exhibition to find out more and learn how the Declaration of Independence impacted the nation’s civil rights movement and women’s movement, as well as the establishment of democracy in other countries.
A special addition to this exhibit is “Kansas 1776.” What was it like here, on the land that would become Kansas, 250 years ago? This special exhibition from the Kansas State Historical Society gives us a glimpse into life on this land in 1776.
Cold War: Soviets, Spies, and Secrets
The Cold War dominated every facet of postwar 20th century Western life. Bomb shelters, air raid drills, and draft cards were as American as apple pie. Spies infiltrated the highest levels of government on both sides, while the superpowers stockpiled nuclear weapons. Would the United States and the Soviet Union be able to keep the Cold War from getting hot? This exhibit was originally curated by the Nixon Presidential Foundation.
19 & '52: Women Unite for Ike
The 19 & '52: Women Unite for Ike exhibit connects President Eisenhower to the 19th Amendment. Women secured the right to vote throughout the United States in 1920 when the 19th Amendment was ratified. This exhibit explores the connection between the woman suffrage movement and women’s contribution to the 1952 Presidential campaign. Learn about the instrumental women who influenced Dwight Eisenhower. Discover how women’s roles expanded during his Presidency. Find your piece of the puzzle that is American democracy.
D-Day Remembered: Photographs by Fabrice Bourge
French photographer Fabrice Bourge, a native of Normandy, has witnessed over 25 years of D-Day commemorations beginning with the 50th anniversary in 1994. While the events have grown larger, yet fewer and fewer veterans who landed that fateful day attend, Bourge has concentrated his eye and his lens on the fringes of these events. Captured on black and white film, and individually printed on silver gelatin paper, more than 40 photographs comprise this exhibit. His carefully and reverently selected photographs share the stories of the grateful compassion that contemporary Normans continue to feel for the allied veterans who began the liberation of Europe on these beaches 80 years ago.