On the Trail
On the Trail Wagon Exhibit
July 16 – September 11, 2010
2200 Big Horn Avenue
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Don and Julie Wortham from Riverton, Wyoming have loaned a collection of 11 historic wagons to the Washakie Museum and Cultural Center for this exhibit. The wagons date from the early 1800’s to a training cart from 1970. A temporary exhibit is planned with a portion of the wagon collection for a first-class introduction to the community. Several organizations are involved in the planning and presentation of this temporary exhibit. The wagons to be placed in the 2000 square foot temporary gallery and Grand Foyer area to support several wagons from the Wortham collection. The New Pioneer Wagon Train organization will also be assisting with the exhibit as consultants and for the opening reception. |
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This exhibit will showcase and demonstrate the rare, or nearly lost, art of wagon making. The actual method for wagon construction is becoming a lost art form. T he knowledge of how to wed a rim of iron onto a wooden wheel or how to steam-bend a top bow to that perfect shape is fast disappearing. Fewer people still have the knowledge and ability to actually do the work. To take a living thing such as wood and bend, cut, or mortise it together to create a moveable form is incredible. The craftsman shapes his wagon to accomplish a task but also adds little extra touches that reflect his/her own style and pride in a job well done. This exhibit will feature qualities within the artistic process of wagon making.
Advanced art student, Codi Tolman from Worland High School, is painting several murals for the On the Trail temporary exhibit. The Museum is thrilled to proudly showcase Tolman's artwor, along with this exhibit. |
 Peanuts at Bat
Peanuts at Bat and Worland’s Local Baseball History
September 23- November 3, 2010
At the Washakie Museum & Cultural Center
2200 Big Horn Avenue, Worland, WY
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You will not be saying “good grief” after you see the Charles M. Schulz Museum traveling exhibit Peanuts at Bat. This exhibit celebrates over fifty years of Charlie Brown and the gang playing baseball. These memorable comic strips were heavily influenced by Schulz and his own childhood experiences. The Peanut characters on the diamond and their determination to win would become some of Schultz’s most memorable comics.
Peanuts at Bat includes a look at America and Schultz’s love for baseball. The exhibit includes high quality reproductions of the comic strips, photographs, Peanut memorabilia, and informative panels. Peanuts at Bat is also accompanied by Worland’s Local Baseball History exhibit featuring photographs from the Museum's collection as well as newspaper articles, photos, uniforms and more on loan from local individuals. Don’t be a “blockhead” come see this exciting exhibit.
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Organized by the Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
The Phoenix Project
by T. Stardust
December 2 through 22, 2010
The Phoenix Project includes 55 photographs of unique art pieces by artist T. Stardust (Terri Thurman). She traveled to all 50 states to create site specific work from found objects, then photographed and left to nature. Inspired after assisting in freeing a trapped Golden Eagle while hiking in the badlands west of Worland, WY, T. Stardust used this experience to create a Phoenix sculpture from the Eagle's trap turning "junk" into art and continuing the creations around the country.
AMERICA Through the CBS Eye
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 AMERICA Through the CBS Eye
From the Photo Archives of CBS
January 14 to April 8, 2011
2200 Big Horn Avenue, Worland, WY
In 1828 the first color television broadcast appeared in London, an iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital in Boston MA, Mickey and Minnie Mouse make their first appearance on the animated short "Plane Crazy", and CBS first began broadcasting as a radio network. AMERICA Through the CBS Eye is a collection of 148 most memorable images out of 30 million that the CBS network has. Some of these pictures date back as far as 1928.
AMERICA Through the CBS Eye contains pictures comprised of icons like The Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and Bing Crosby. This exhibit also includes TV personnel like Lucile Ball, Archie Bunker, and more. This display demonstrates the rampant change and revolution America underwent, containing pictures from 1920’s to the 1960’s. American culture and history are showcased beautifully in original, black and white photographs.
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