Thrift Finds in the Museum Collection

Since 1939, the Historical Museum has been actively collecting and preserving artifacts central to telling our local history’s stories. These artifacts are acquired in a…

Windows on Collection: C.A. Seward

C.A. Seward was a talented illustrator, commercial designer, and an inspiring mentor. As a co-founder of the Prairie Printmakers, his work has earned both national…

Being Modern

This exhibition follows (and is directly patterned after) the Museum’s previous exhibit Art Deco on the Plains. It takes the timeline forward to explore modern…

Portraits From the Museum Collection

The urge to create or possess a visual representation of a specific person – a portrait - is present throughout history. Portraits are created for…