Looking Back, Moving Forward
September 4, 2009 - July 4, 2010

Looking Back, Moving Forward offers visitors a chance to re-visit familiar objects in a wide-ranging exhibition with samples from over 40 previous exhibit themes. While looking back thematically, the exhibit also steps forward toward the next 25 years with more recent acquisitions on display beside some of the collection favorites. Rather than a chronological array of former exhibits, the gallery is presented in five sections; Shaped by Water, Promise of a Better Future, Sustained by the Land, Live and Learn, and Working Together. Within each section are representative examples of objects and stories with a tie to the section topic.