Traveling Exhibits

Liberty on the Border: A Civil War Exhibit

Looking for something for the Sesquicentennial?

Tour EXTENDED!

Please contact us about availability into 2010.

This innovative exhibit invites visitors to experience the American Civil War by examining concepts of "borders"—physical, cultural, ideological.

By looking at the way borders were drawn and perceived before, during, and after the war, visitors develop a deeper comprehension

of the different and sometimes contentious meanings of personal "liberty."

Using photographs and documents, touchable replicas and artifacts, backdrops and dioramas, hands-on interactives, audio visual effects, diaries, and music, this thought-provoking exhibit allows visitors to do their own "meaning-making" of the American Civil War.

Visit the Liberty on the Border web site.

Download a Fact Sheet for this exhibit! Includes Letter of Intent.

Download a PDF with a detailed description and images.

General Requirements

• 2,500 square feet of open exhibit space
• 10-foot ceiling height required
• Additional electric may be suggested for audio and light effects
• Minimum door opening required for crates is 8'h X 7'6" w

Exhibit Rental Fees

• $23,000 for period of 13 weeks average ($5,000 deposit required to hold tour dates)
• $7,500 pro-rated shipping for two trucks
• Insurance during the run of the exhibition and through delivery to the next venue
• Includes set-up assistance from Museum Center staff

Cost includes the following supporting materials:

• Educational materials (K-8 Teacher Guide , school programs resources, floor demonstrations, and materials to develop first-person interpretation) Click here to access a PDF of the Teacher's Guide!
• Marketing Package (Press release samples, print ad samples and artwork, digital images, logotype samples and artwork)
• Exhibit set up materials (sample floor plan, crate and blanket wrap lists, shipping layouts for loading the trucks)

Schedule
4/5/03–9/1/03 Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH

(9,700 sq. ft.)

9/27/03–9/6/04 Owensboro Area Museum, Owensboro, KY

9/25/04–1/9/05 Sloan Museum, Flint, MI

1/29/05–5/30/05 Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Kalamazoo, MI

6/11/05–9/11/05 African American Museum & Library,

    Oakland, CA

9/24/05–1/8/06 Fresno Metropolitan Museum, Fresno, CA

3/4/06–9/17/06 Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma, WA

1/27/07–5/6/07 Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, FL

5/26/07–1/6/08 Mill Springs Battlefield Museum & Visitor Center,     

                       Nancy, KY

1/26/08–9/8/08 Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive        

                       History, Kennesaw, GA

9/27/08–1/18/09 Frazier International History Museum,
                            Louisville, KY

2/1/09–5/10/09

5/30/09–9/7/09  Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid, OK

                            (tentative)

9/27/09–1/3/10

1/23/10–5/9/10

5/29/10–9/12/10

10/2/10–1/9/11

*Tentative bookings are subject to change.

Call the Department of Traveling Exhibits at (800) 733-2077      x 1-7061 for additional information or venue availability.

Liberty On the Border: A Civil War Exhibit is a production of Cincinnati Museum Center. ©CMC, 2001