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Crossroads: Change in Rural America

Deep Roots and New Growth in Wabaunsee County

A Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit
March 13 – April 25, 2021

 

The Volland Store is honored to be one of six venues in Kansas to host the traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian.

The Smithsonian is coming to Kansas! Humanities Kansas (HK) is pleased to announce a special Kansas tour of Crossroads: Change in Rural America, the newest Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition from Museum on Main Street, coming to Kansas in August 2020.

Crossroads: Change in Rural America will spark fresh thinking and new conversations about the future and sustainability of Kansas communities. Local exhibitions, public programs, online resources, and the Smithsonian exhibition will offer food for thought as we think about what’s at stake in small towns. Ultimately every community at a crossroads asks a similar questions– what do we need to survive and thrive? Innovation and creativity are two ideas. What are yours? Join the conversation with local experts, historians, journalists, artists, and other facilitators and community members to talk about 21st century Kansas.

 

 

Crossroads Smithsonian Exhibition Tour Schedule

The Crossroads: Change in Rural America exhibition provides an opportunity for the people of Kansas to think about how their communities have responded and adapted to change.

The Smithsonian exhibition will travel to six Kansas communities in 2020-2021 for a six-week stop at each venue. In addition to the national exhibition, the six host organizations will provide a one-of-a-kind companion local exhibition that tells their community’s unique Crossroads story, public programs with opportunities for discussion, family-friendly activities, and online resources.

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, dates may be subject to change. For exhibition and event details, including hours of operation and online opportunities, contact the local organizations directly. 


 

Crossroads Smithsonian Host Sites

The organizations bringing the Smithsonian exhibition to their hometown are:

  • Bowlus Fine Arts Center / Allen County Historical Society, Iola
  • Allen County: Trails to Rails to Highways and Back
    August 29, 2020 – October 11, 2020
  • 5.4.7 Arts Center, Greensburg
    Greensburg Crossroads: Envision, Engage, and Endeavor
    October 17, 2020 – November 29, 2020
  • Kauffman Museum, North Newton
    Of Land and People: Our Community at the Crossroads of Change
    December 5, 2020 – January 17, 2021
  • Independence Public Library / Historical Museum & Art Center, Independence
    Independence: Include, Initiate, Innovate
    January 23, 2021 – March 7, 2021
  • The Volland Store, Alma
    Deep Roots and New Growth in Wabaunsee County
    March 13, 2021 – April 25, 2021
  • Norton County Arts Council, Norton
    Breaking Ground: Tales of Norton County Fireballs
    May 1, 2021 – June 13, 2021

Crossroads Partner Sites

Crossroads Partner Sites extend the conversation across Kansas. Ten additional communities are featuring local exhibits, public programs, family-friendly activities, online resources, and other opportunities that explore the Crossroads theme in their hometown. Please note that the Smithsonian exhibition is not on display at the Partner Site locations.

  • Dodge City Community College
    Dodge City: Roots and Renascence
    August 9 – October 15, 2020
  • Ellinwood School-Community Library
    Ellinwood: Continuous Innovation
    October 16 – December 2, 2020
  • Hays Public Library
    From Crisis to Conservation to Conversation
    May 1 – June 13, 2021
  • Lebanon Public Library
    Farming at the Center of it All
    May 1 – June 13, 2021
  • Thomas County Historical Society, Colby
    Meeting at the Crossroads: Tales of Five Counties
    May 1 – June 13, 2021
  • Kansas Oil Museum, El Dorado
    Rural Crossroads: The Changing Faces and Places of Butler County
    December 1, 2020 – April 6, 2021

These are the two Partner Sites of the Volland Store 

  • Morris County Historical Society, Council Grove
    Morris County: The Trails We’ve Traveled Since
    March 13 – April 25, 2021
  • Onaga Historical Society
    Onaga Area: Crossroads into the Future
    October 2020 – June 2021

  • Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm Site, Olathe
    Olathe Rural Roots as a Catalyst of Our Success
    August 20, 2020 – January 31, 2021
  • Satanta Area Arts Council, Satanta
    Connected at the Crossroads
    January 6 – February 28, 2021

 

We Look Forward to Seeing You at Volland in the Spring of 2021!

 

 

 

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