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Feb 2014
MAPPED OUT at the Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County
Opening to the public on Saturday, March 1, 2014 will be a new exhibit on the history, science and art of maps, cartography, surveying and much more.
See both current and historic maps of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, and the state of Indiana, the United States and the World. Play games and activities to test your geography knowledge or your familiarity with famous world explorers. Discover information about the people many of the local streets are named after, the difference between a street and a parkway, Geocaching here in Montgomery County, and view surveying instruments from different eras. Learn how globes are made and how GPS works as well as see view an accurately rendered map of the world with the South Pole at the top.
Included as part of the 2014 exhibit Mapped Out, the Carnegie Museum will host Indiana Through the Map Maker’s Eye, a traveling exhibit on loan from the Indiana Historical Society. This exhibition, drawn from maps and atlases of Indiana and the Midwest dating from 1577 to the present, examines four ways people have used maps through the years, including documentation, tools, political images, and art.
Elementary school, home school and scouts of all ages are encouraged to bring their students to the museum for a free tour. Groups and individuals can contact the Carnegie Museum at 765-362-4618 for more information or to book a tour. The museum is located at 222 S Washington Street in downtown Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Admission to the Carnegie Museum is free and the museum is wheelchair and stroller accessible, all ages are welcome.
As of March 1, 2014 the Carnegie Museum is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and other times by appointment. Indiana through the Map Maker’s Eye will be on display from March 1 through April 12, 2014. Mapped Out will continue on display at the Carnegie Museum through the end of 2014.
The Montgomery County Heritage Alliance is a not-for-profit coalition of organizations dedicated to protecting, preserving, and promoting the cultural heritage of Montgomery County.