MONTGOMERY-Beginning in March at the state capitol, Alabama’s history, culture and humanities will be a part of an impressive traveling exhibit making stops in all 67 of the state’s counties as a significant contribution by Alabama Humanities Foundation to Alabama’s Bicentennial Celebration. Called Making Alabama. A Bicentennial Traveling Exhibit, it will feature eight periods of history – from becoming a territory to achieving statehood and beyond. The exhibit opens March 5 in Montgomery in the Old Supreme Court Chambers and will be on display throughout the month until it begins its march through the state. Four exhibits are being built, and they will travel the state concurrently so that all counties will be able to experience this historic event.
AHF was a natural choice for coordinating the traveling exhibit with its decades of experience with the partnership of the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street traveling exhibit. “Just like the Smithsonian, where not everyone has the opportunity to view a Smithsonian exhibit in Washington, not everyone can make it to Montgomery to see Alabama Department of Archives and History’s unparalleled ‘Voices’ exhibit,” said AHF Executive Director Armand DeKeyser. “What we are putting together gives them that opportunity.” In addition, host communities are assembling their own historical exhibits and collateral programming to showcase their own history and put their signature on this event. “It’s amazing what these communities are planning to celebrate their history and the 200 years of Alabama as a state,” DeKeyser said. “We are honored to be able to be a part of this epic undertaking, and we look forward to opening day in March.”
For the exhibit schedule (dates and locations), click HERE. To learn more about the exhibit, click HERE.
Media Release/Alabama League of Municipalities
