2011 Displays

This year's exhibit is "Trunks and Travel in the Early Days".

This exhibit was the brainchild of volunteer Paula Schwenk.  Three years ago, when the amazing collection of trunks was originally accessed, she thought, "What a marvelous idea - an exhibit on travel featuring these trunks."  Since then, Paula has been researching the project and has come up with absolutely charming vignettes for each case in our second floor display room.  Each case tells a complete story:  why the person was traveling, what was being packed or unpacked, and who the person was.  It has everything from a widow to a family picnic.  And, each display has not only period-perfect trunks (one dating back to the 1730's) but costumes, personal objects, trinkets and toys that bring the story to life.  Come see the clever and delightful exhibit, and bring your friends and family.

 

 

Another of our exhibits this season is a photo gallery.  In the small room next to Gallery 2 on the first floor, we  will have a revolving collection from our extensive photo archives on display.  There will be seating to more leisurely examine the photographs which will be exhibited by theme.  Finally our photos will be coming out of the dark files to be seen and enjoyed by all.

The display in Gallery 1 is permanent, a collection of some of our special portraits and antique furniture.

 

The room used as the foreign language room when the Academy housed Walpole High School is now a permanent schoolroom.

Again this year we are grateful to Carol Christian, Dutchie Perron, and all the volunteers who devote many hours getting the exhibits ready.  Their work provides fresh new displays each year, and they are also cataloguing all our artifacts.

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