Osage Nation Museum Reopens With Pandemic Gallery
What have you been doing during the pandemic? Across the nation, DIY projects are way on the list of popularity these days. So are power tool injuries, something like 500% according to hospital records. I know people that haven t left their homes since last March, and others that have chosen 2020 as the year they started traveling the United States. Others put their angst and creativity down on canvas. As bad as this ongoing pandemic has been, it s been a banner year for individual creativity.
The Osage Nation Museum in Pawhuska recently made the decision to reopen their doors to the public because they ve got a lot to share with the world. Dozens of Osage Nation artists have spent the last year translating whatever was in their mind to what is now a mass of art on display. As the museum put it:
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Franciscan Brother Simeon Schwemberger began his passion for photography of the Four Corners region after his discovery of a surplus large-format 5×7 glass-plate camera at the St. Michaels Mission near Window Rock, Arizona, in 1901. His poignant 1908 photo of a public Jemez Pueblo ceremony in New Mexico reflects his sensitivity for the Native peoples he photographed.
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For millions of would-be travelers to the American West, 2020 will be remembered as the year that might have been. For those who did venture out West this past year, spontaneity and flexibility were the watch-words for successful heritage travel experiences. While many museums, restaurants, saloons, historic sites, parks, lodges and hotels are still following ever-changing safety guidelines due to the COVID-19 pandemic, intrepid Western travelers quickly realize great photo opportunities, hikes, roadside rests and spontaneous, seize-the-moment experiences.