Exhibition Opportunities
Featured Affiliate Exhibition
I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music
Old-time music is described and experienced in different ways and for different purposes, but at its heart, old-time is mountain folk music with strong ties to Appalachia and the diverse peoples who have called it home. While old-time music has primarily been related to “hillbilly music” and its roots and branches can be found in the development of country and bluegrass, it is one of the melting pots of American culture, connecting to multiple genres, influences, and instruments.
Women have always been central to old-time music – in the home and on the stage, and as instrumentalists and singers, preservationists, activists, promoters, and cultural memory keepers. I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music highlights the many women who have been integral to this music, exploring the challenges they’ve faced making a career in the field, the ways they have impacted the genre, and their vision for the future of old-time.
The exhibition is organized by the Birthplace of Country Music Museum and available to travel to museums, libraries, cultural centers, and other venues and events starting February 2024. More information at the exhibition website or download the exhibition info sheet here.
Photo credit: Birthplace of Country Music Museum
Affiliate Traveling Exhibition Opportunities
Click on the links below for traveling exhibition opportunities from Affiliate partners.
Arizona State Museum (Tucson, Arizona)
Weaving Has a Heartbeat is an exhibit about the sharing of the relationships created, and the weaving and natural-dyeing skills learned, among participants in Arizona State Museum’s program, Honoring Traditions: Connecting Master and Emerging Indigenous Artists across Cultures and Museums. The exhibit consists of 24, 30×40 panels, a plexi wall case for a 14 inches x 23 inches textile collaboratively created by master artists Barbara Teller Ornelas (Navajo) and Porfirio Guitierrez (Zapotec). View the Weaving Has a Heartbeat online version and contact Lisa Falk, head of community engagement, to inquire about booking the panel version- Falk@arizona.edu.
Arab American National Museum (Dearborn, Michigan)
Traveling exhibitions
- Arab Americans: History, Culture and Contributions illustrates how Arab Americans have been an integral part of American society for more than 125 years.
- What We Carried: Fragments & Memories from Iraq & Syria exhibition documents what it means to leave everything behind through photographer and author Jim Lommasson’s images.
Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, California)
The museum offers many of the exhibitions it has hosted to other museums and cultural facilities. These exhibitions range in size and subject matter, offering engaging experiences for visitors of all ages and with varied interests. Please refer to the contact information for each exhibition for availability information, loan fees, and other details- Traveling Exhibitions
Cosmosphere (Hutchinson, Kansas)
Liberty Bell 7 Spacecraft exhibition
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Featured SITES Exhibition
Japanese War Brides: Across a Wide Divide
Toyo Swartz (second from left) attended brides school after her 1952 marriage in Yokohama. The American Red Cross brides schools offered a short primer on subjects such as American history, religion, household budgeting and cooking. Courtesy of the Swartz family
Be part of the national tour of SITES’ brand new exhibition, Japanese War Brides: Across a Wide Divide. This fascinating traveling exhibition tells the story of the nearly 45,000 Japanese women who married American servicemen after World War II and immigrated to the United States.
These brave women left their families, culture, and customs to create new lives in 1950’s America. Their arrival marked the largest women-only immigration event in U.S. history and increased the Asian population by 10%. Unlike many other immigrant groups, these brides faced the isolation of moving to widespread locations throughout the U.S. and lacked familial, linguistic, and cultural support networks. Although not all of these women led happy lives or remained in their marriages, many created meaningful places in their communities through hard work and perseverance. Their experiences ultimately reshaped foreign policy, immigration laws, and race relations in mid-century America.
The national tour began in December 2024 at Smithsonian Affiliate Irving Archives and Museum in Texas and 25% discounted display slots are available in fall 2025 and spring 2026. Contact: Ed Liskey, Senior Scheduling and Exhibitor Relations Coordinator, 202-633-3142, liskeye@si.edu
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Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Opportunities
Click on the links below for traveling exhibition opportunities from Smithsonian museums.
Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES)
List of exhibitions
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Exhibitions offered for tour
National Museum of American History
Spark!Lab National Network
National Portrait Gallery
Traveling Exhibitions
