Oklahoma Humanities

Museum on Main Street

 

Big exhibits and big ideas are possible in small towns and small spaces.

Since 1994, the Smithsonian Institute’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) traveling exhibition program has worked with State Humanities Councils to empower more than 1,800 rural communities through specifically designed exhibitions and public programming.

Hosted by libraries, museums, and other cultural institutions, each explores elements of rural history, encourages discussion and participation, and helps establish local agency.

More than forty Oklahoma communities have hosted an exhibition since 2009. Each received training for public programming; training for exhibition and installation; publicity and support materials; and a grant to support local activities related to the exhibition.

2023 | Voices and Votes: Democracy in America | Nowata, Bristow, Anadarko, Cheyenne, Weatherford, and Bethany.

2021 | Crossroads: Change in Rural America | Tishomingo, Fort Gibson, Nowata, Woodward, Pawnee, and Boley.

2019 | Water/Ways | Norman, Ada, Locust Grove, Fort Towson, and Altus.

2017 | The Way We Worked | Perry, Grove, Broken Arrow, Waurika, and Poteau.

2015 | Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America | Oklahoma City, Miami, Muskogee, Ponca City, Weatherford, and Guymon.                               

2013 | New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music | Idabel, Poteau, Hobart, Frederick, El Reno, and Alva.

2011 | Key Ingredients: America by Food | Wewoka, Fort Gibson, Purcell, Goodwell, Waynoka, and Collinsville.

2009 | Journey Stories | Okmulgee, Newkirk, Sand Springs, Miami, Durant, and Chandler.

Learn more about Museum on Main Street here.