Travling Exhibitions

One of the most common questions to the staff at the Jim Crow Museum is, “Do you have a traveling exhibit?”  The answer is yes; we have three. All three are unique, all are various sizes, and all offer different experiences. Overcoming Hateful Things: Stories from the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery, Time of Change, and Them: Images of Separation are our current three traveling exhibitions.

Overcoming Hateful Things

The most recently curated exhibition, Overcoming Hateful Things: Stories from the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery, could be categorized as a traveling museum. The exhibition requires a minimum of 3,000 square feet for display and is better suited for museums and large space venues. The exhibition is ideally supported and managed by venue staff or local volunteers. Overcoming Hateful Things features 151 objects and eight multimedia interactives, including guides for educators and visitors. The exhibition explores the Jim Crow system, the African American experience through the Jim Crow era, and the legacies of this system in modern society. Moreover, the Overcoming Hateful Things exhibition acquaints viewers with African American pushback through activism, achievement, and living with dignity in their daily lives. For more information about the exhibit and booking, please see the Overcoming Hateful Things exhibit website. https://jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/hatefulthings/index.htm  

Time of Change

Time of Change exhibition consists of 30 photographs by Bruce Davidson that capture the struggle for justice and equality during a time of Freedom Rides, protests, marches, and police violence of the 1960s. The exhibit also includes 15 photographs by recent photographers taken at Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests in New York City, New York; Los Angeles, California; Cleveland, Ohio; Selma, Alabama; Big Rapids, Michigan; and Amsterdam, Holland. The images capture a fierce commitment to confronting racial injustice and repairing this world through activism. The Time of Change exhibit is the smallest of our traveling exhibitions a minimum of 100 feet of linear wall space. For more information about the exhibit and booking, please see the Time of Change exhibit website. https://jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/davidsonexhibit/index.htm  

Them: Images of Separation

Them: Images of Separation, was created in 2005 and has traveled to various locations across Michigan and numerous states in its 19 years of existence.  In THEM: Images of Separation, the Jim Crow took its direction from Martin Luther King's famous quote, 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.'  THEM: Images of Separation, is a traveling exhibition that showcases items from popular culture used to stereotype different groups. The negative imagery -- found on postcards, license plates, games, souvenirs and costumes -- promoted stereotyping against such groups as Asian-Americans, Hispanics, Jews and poor whites, as well as those who are "other" in terms of body type or sexual orientation. The exhibition includes 38 pieces and didactic panels. For more information about the exhibit and booking, please see the Them: Images of Separation exhibit website. https://jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/traveling2/index.htm