 Discover the Great Lakes and world water with traveling museum exhibits
Water will take center stage in two exciting exhibits premiering in Michigan this week, brought by a partnership among the Michigan Office of the Great Lakes, Michigan Humanities Council, Cranbrook Institute of Science and Michigan State University.
The Smithsonian’s Water/Ways exhibit will travel across the
state, featuring ways water intersects with our world’s environment, history,
economy and culture.
The Michigan Water Heritage Project will travel with
Water/Ways, adding a Great Lakes focus and sparking conversations with communities about why healthy waters matter. The exhibit is generously funded by a grant from the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation.
The exhibits will travel across Michigan and be hosted in six
communities, premiering on Beaver Island June 23, 2018.
“It's really special to be able to host the Michigan premier of these exhibits in a community located in the heart of the Great Lakes,” said Lori Taylor-Blitz, Director of the Beaver Island
Historical Society.
The
Beaver Island community is celebrating the exhibit with an opening event
featuring keynote speaker Dave Dempsey, a noted Great Lakes scholar; a speaker
series called “Picnic at the Point;” a Water/Ways Symposium; and a Beaver
Island Pirate Party for children and the young at heart.
Hop on the ferryboat to see the exhibits at the premiere, or mark one of the other locations on your calendar:
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