Enjoy this unique collection of artist L.L. Broadfoot's best-known work: the collection of portraiture and written words of people from the Ozark Hills of Shannon County in the last days of the "old" Ozarks.....a one-of-a-kind look at a people and a way of life now lost to time. Open to the public; Broadfoot's book and […]
This non-juried art competition show is intended to give photographers of all different ages and calibers an opportunity to display their work and compete in a competition setting for award ribbons. The competition is open to photographers in the Adult Division for those 18 years old and older, and Youth Division for photographers aged […]
An afternoon of discussion on the unsolved mystery of the West Plains Dance Hall Explosion with the author of the most celebrated book on the event, "The West Plains Dance Hall Explosion", Lin Waterhouse. This event is open to the public; the book is available for purchase at the museum gift shop.
Join us for a presentation by Missouri Humanities speaker, Brooks Blevins, during our Ozark Heritage Exhibit! This lighthearted presentation explores early ethnic and cultural influences on the Ozarks through the lens of dialect and accent. It dismisses the old notion of Elizabethan dialect in the Ozarks and instead looks at words, phrases, and speech patterns […]