Upcoming Exhibitions

Before the advent of emails, text messages, and other forms of digital correspondence, the letter was the primary form of written communication. Arts and Letters explores the art of letter writing, and the ways in which Americans of the 19th and 20th centuries used the written word for both communication and creative expression. this exhibition brings together a diverse group of objects and archival materials, including paintings like William Paxton’s The Letter, writing instruments, and letters.

World’s fairs were an international tradition intended to celebrate the industrial and cultural achievements of various nations. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, visitors to these exhibitions were treated to magnificent presentations of art, science, manufacturing, and more. This vignette takes the form of a turn-of-the-century world’s fair display, including glass, art pottery, and furniture, as well as world’s fair ephemera from the Morse’s collection.