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JFK exhibition goes on permanent display in Sydney
Striking images of the life and legacy of President John Kennedy are now on display in a new permanent exhibition at ACU’s North Sydney campus.
American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times contains 76 photographs covering the life of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, a president distinguished by his youth, his Catholic upbringing, his Cold War impact, and his untimely death.
The exhibition covers Kennedy’s early life, his time in the Senate, his campaign for the presidency, his time in the Oval Office, and his assassination. The exhibition highlights key aspects of Kennedy’s legacy, such as his role in founding the Peace Corps, advancing the US space program, and encouraging the spread of civil society.
A multicolored bus with the faces of a diverse group of powerful historical figures rolled into Springfield this week with intentions of having conversations that will have lasting impacts throughout the state.
Inside the bus, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Anne Frank and Jackie Robinson are among the faces featured on the walls with quotes communicating powerful and thought-provoking messages.
On Monday, the Mobile Museum of Tolerance an initiative of Chicago’s Simon Wiesenthal Center made a temporary home for itself outside the State House Inn on East Adams Street where it will remain until Thursday. The mission of the mobile museum is to provide a space where people of all ages and backgrounds can learn about the societal impact of intolerance, in an effort to empower them to take steps to combat things like hate, bullying and racism.
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Credit Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
Lance Tawzer is the director of exhibits and shows at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. He said “The State of Sound: A World of Music from Illinois” covers a wide variety of genres.
“From Gospel music and musicians like Mahalia Jackson, to Chance the Rapper to Miles Davis, to rock ‘n’ roll stars, like Styx and Cheap Trick,” Tawzer said, “this state has really brought this amazing sonic history to the forefront.”
He said the hard part was knowing that someone was going to be left out because Illinois has so many leading musicians.
By WMAY Newsroom
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Friday is opening day for the long-awaited new exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum.
Photo: Kevin Hart/Midwest Family
“The State of Sound,” looking at the contributions to music by Illinois artists from Sam Cooke to Miles Davis to Cheap Trick, and many more.
Photo: Kevin Hart/Midwest Family
The exhibit features memorabilia from a number of artists, music and concert equipment made in Illinois, and a functioning radio studio where stations from around the state can broadcast.
Photo: Kevin Hart/Midwest Family
The exhibit is included in the price of admission to the museum.