TRAVELING EXHIBITS
FFNHA Exhibits
FFNHA's timeline exhibit, Stories from the Western Border, is availble for display at partner sites. Approximately 20' long and 7' high, the exhibit traces events in the heritage area from 1724 to 2015 through the lens of FFNHA's themes. Contact Bethany Prothro for more information.
Watkins Museum of History Exhibits
Freedom's Frontier and the Watkins Museum of History offer a selection of traveling exhibits for display at partner sites. Availability is limited and exhibits must be booked in advance.
The traveling exhibitions below consist of 5-8 retractable exhibit panels measuring 82” high by 32” wide. There is no rental fee for borrowing an exhibit. However, organizations will incur a shipping cost to get the traveling exhibition to the next host institution.
Exhibit catalogue and booking availability through Dec 31, 2025:
- Demanding a Greater Future: A Centennial of Women's Suffrage
- Mar 3-28: Black Archives of Mid-America - Kansas City, MO
- Apr 1-14: Leavenworth County Historical Society – Leavenworth, KS
- Fighting for Equality: People with Different Abilities
- Held for May 15-August 15 at Johnson County Community College
- Hitting the Road: 100 Years on the Victory Highway
- Available anytime during 2025
- Not a Straight Path: The Fight for Queer Rights in Lawrence
- Available anytime during 2025
- Living Sovereignty: Sustaining Indigenous Autonomy in “Indian Territory” Kansas 1
- Jan 9-Mar 5: Allen County Historical Society – Iola, KS
- Held for May 25-August 30 at Great Overland Station – Topeka, KS
- Aug 29-Nov 10: Legler Barn Museum & Depot – Lenexa, KS
- Nov 1-30: Miami County Museum – Paola, KS
- Waging War: The Cost and Currency of the Civil War
- Feb 8-Apr 14: Riley County Museum – Manhattan, KS
1 Two copies of this same exhibit are available.
For inquiries and booking, please contact Andrew Stockmann, Curator of Exhibitions at the Watkins Museum.
[email protected]
785.841.4109
The Waging War traveling exhibit on view at the Bushwacker Museum in Nevada, MO.