Voices and Votes: Democracy in America
The Smithsonian is in Kansas! Humanities Kansas is pleased to announce a special Kansas tour of Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, the new Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition from Museum on Main Street. The exhibit explores the history of American democracy and will tour six Kansas communities between March 25, 2023, through January 7, 2024.
About Voices and Votes
Voices and Votes: Democracy in America traces the bold American experiment of a government run by and for the people. The exhibit examines the influences that shaped the early days of American democracy and the changes that have occurred in the nearly 250 years since.
Democracy is a form of government that requires civic engagement and participation. It is formed by citizens’ responses to ongoing questions: What are the rights and responsibilities of citizens? What is the role of the government in American life? How do citizens participate in democracy? Beginning with the American Revolution, this exhibition explores these questions and more.
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Voices and Votes Smithsonian Host Communities
These organizations will bring the Smithsonian exhibition to their hometown March 25, 2023, through January 7, 2024:
Boot Hill Museum, Dodge City
March 25 – May 7, 2023
Mid-America All-Indian Museum, Wichita
May 13 – June 25, 2023
Nicodemus National Historic Site
July 1 – August 13, 2023
Franklin County Historical Society, Ottawa
August 19 – October 1, 2023
Winfield Public Library
October 7 – November 19, 2023
Republic County Historical Society, Belleville
November 25, 2023 – January 7, 2024
Voices and Votes: Democracy in America is made possible in Kansas by Humanities Kansas with support from "A More Perfect Union: America at 250" an initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities, HK Friends of the Humanities, and the following partners.
Special thanks to the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum & Boyhood Home.