A new exhibition series on Ozarks history and culture is now open at the Park Central Branch Library in Springfield, Missouri.
The project is supported by Missouri State University’s Department of Art and Design, the Park Central Branch Library, Springfield-Greene County Library System, the Missouri Humanities Council and the Missouri Humanities Trust Fund.
The series runs from October 2024 through September 2025.
Six exhibitions feature Ozarks artifacts
Directed by Dr. Billie Follensbee, art and design professor and Museum Studies Program Coordinator, the project consists of six exhibition and presentation topics that explore the culture and history of the Ozarks. The Park Central Branch Library will host each exhibition.
“The artifacts in these exhibitions have been generously loaned to us by different museums and collections in the region,” Follensbee said. These regional entities include the History Museum on the Square, the Christian County Museum and the Rose O’Neill Museum and Bonniebrook Historical Society.
“[These are] smaller institutions that do not have the funding or personnel to research these collections,” Follensbee explained.
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