Six Kansas Communities to Host Smithsonian
Exhibit in 2008
Date: July 9, 2007
TOPEKA - The Smithsonian is coming to Kansas! New Harmonies:
Celebrating American Roots Music is the latest exhibit
to tour Kansas as part of the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main
Street project, offered through the Kansas Humanities Council. New
Harmonies makes its Kansas debut in Winfield in March 2008 and travels
to Russell, Lawrence, Independence, McPherson, and Atchison through
December 2008.
New Harmonies tells America’s musical history
from early Native American music to the folk revival of the 1960s.
The exhibit shows how the intersection of diverse cultures formed
America’s musical foundation, known as roots music. Country,
Blues, Gospel, Zydeco and Tejano are among the many roots music
styles featured in the exhibit. Photographs, musical artifacts,
and listening stations bring the musical story to life.
The 2008 New Harmonies Kansas tour schedule is
as follows:
Winfield, Winfield Public Library, March 21–May 4
Russell, Deines Cultural Center, May 9–June 22
Lawrence, Watkins Community Museum of History, June 27–August
10
Independence, Independence Historical Museum, August 15-September
28
McPherson, McPherson Museum, October 3-November 9
Atchison, Atchison County Historical Museum, November 14-December
28
New Harmonies is part of the Museum on Main Street
project, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and
the Federation of State Humanities Councils. Support for Museum
on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress.
The Kansas Humanities Council sponsors New Harmonies
in Kansas. A non-profit organization with 35 years experience, the
Kansas Humanities Council conducts and supports community-based
programs, serves as a financial resource through an active grant-making
program, and encourages Kansans to participate in their communities.
For more information on New Harmonies: Celebrating American
Roots Music, visit www.museumonmainstreet.org or contact
the Kansas Humanities Council at 785/357-0359.
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