Events and Exhibits
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January 26 Sunday
Austin, TX - 09:00am to 06:00pm CST
Exhibit Closes- Motown: The Sound of Young America
The first major museum exhibition to embrace all facets—music, culture, and politics—of the 1960s biggest sounds in soul. -
January 29 Wednesday
Grand Rapids, MI - 07:00pm to 09:00pm EST
Inside Camp David: The Private World of the Presidential Retreat
Join Michael Giorgione as he delves into American diplomacy's secret weapon, Camp David. The camp has played a vital role in American history over the past century. -
February 15 Saturday
Grand Rapids, MI - 09:00am to 05:00pm EST
Exhibit Opens: Wounded War Dogs
James Mellick’s “Wounded Warrior Dogs” includes six wood-carved dogs, all wounded or rehabilitated and representing wartime service. They circle a small coffin draped in an American flag. -
February 19 Wednesday
Grand Rapids, MI - 09:00am to 05:00pm EST
Exhibit Opens: The Continual Struggle
Artist Brian Washington’s ongoing body of artwork documenting the Civil Rights Movement and America’s historical struggle against segregation and other forms of race-based disenfranchisement. -
February 20 Thursday
West Branch, IA - 05:30pm to 08:00pm CST
Hoover and Hollywood
A talk by Museum director Thomas Schwartz. Part of the Third Thursday series, sponsored by the Hoover Presidential Foundation. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 07:00pm to 09:00pm EST
Artist Talk with Brian Washington
Join Brian Washington as he discusses his artwork on display in "The Continual Struggle" exhibit. -
February 27 Thursday
Grand Rapids, MI - 07:00pm to 09:00pm EST
With this Faith: Black Freedom Struggles and Democratic Faith
Join Dr. Randal Jelks as he discusses how Black American communities have exhibited an abiding faith in democracy based in religion and culture. -
March 13 Friday
Boston, MA - 06:00pm to 07:30pm EDT
Climate Change, Survival, and Deepening Our Humanity
Award-winning musician and Emerson College artist-in-residence Toshi Reagon appears in conversation with the Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, founding pastor of the New Roots AME Church. -
March 19 Thursday
West Branch, IA - 05:30pm to 08:00pm CDT
Lou Gets the Vote!
A talk by archivist Matthew Schaefer. Part of the Third Thursday series, sponsored by the Hoover Presidential Foundation. -
March 31 Tuesday
Ann Arbor, MI - 07:00pm to 09:00pm EDT
Presidential Power: How Much Power Does the President Really Have?
Join Gerald R. Ford Foundation Trustee, Roger B. Porter as he examines the question: In what ways has presidential power expanded or receded during the period of the modern presidency? -
April 01 Wednesday
Grand Rapids, MI - 07:00pm to 09:00pm EDT
Presidential Power: How Much Power Does the President Really Have?
Join Gerald R. Ford Foundation Trustee, Roger B. Porter as he examines the question: In what ways has presidential power expanded or receded during the period of the modern presidency? -
April 16 Thursday
West Branch, IA - 05:30pm to 08:00pm CDT
Travels with Dad
"Travels with Dad: Lou's 1921 Cross Country Trip." A talk by supervisory archivist Craig Wright., part of the Third Thursday series, sponsored by the Hoover Presidential Foundation. -
April 22 Wednesday
Dallas, TX - 06:00pm to 08:30pm CDT
CPH David Woolner
LPGWB partnership lecture with Center for Presidential History -
May 10 Sunday
Grand Rapids, MI - 09:00am to 05:00pm EDT
Exhibit Closes: Wounded War Dogs
James Mellick’s “Wounded Warrior Dogs” includes six wood-carved dogs, all wounded or rehabilitated and representing wartime service. They circle a small coffin draped in an American flag. -
May 25 Monday
Little Rock, AR - 09:00am to 06:00pm CDT
Exhibit Closes: ...Like It’s 1999: American Popular Culture in the 1990s
This exhibit will relive the golden, hopeful years that came after the fall of the Berlin Wall and before 9/11. -
May 31 Sunday
Grand Rapids, MI - 09:00am to 05:00pm EDT
Exhibit Closes: The Continual Struggle
Artist Brian Washington’s ongoing body of artwork documenting the Civil Rights Movement and America’s historical struggle against segregation and other forms of race-based disenfranchisement.