Midwest

Golden Prospects: California Gold Rush Daguerreotypes
The California gold rush was the first broadly significant event in American history to be documented in any substantial depth by photography.
L’Affichomania: The Passion for French Posters
Meant to stop people in their tracks with bold colors and seductive imagery, French advertising posters of the turn of the 20th century ultimately became highly collectible works of art.
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3rd Annual Detroit Festival of Books (a.k.a. Detroit Bookfest)
The event features a treasure trove of tens of thousands of books, vinyl records, comic books and myriad other collectables, along with great food and music.
35th Annual Printers Row Lit Fest
This year’s fair includes more book dealers, all-free programs, a kids favorite book character costume parade, and much more.
To the Moon: The Science of Apollo
July 20, 2019, marks the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s and Buzz Aldrin’s first steps on the moon.
Freak Power: Hunter S. Thompson’s Campaign for Sheriff
This exhibit will explore Louisville’s native son, Hunter S.
Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange across Medieval Saharan Africa
Journey to a medieval world with Africa at its center. 
The Life, Writings, and Influence of Herman Melville, Author of Moby-Dick
For the 200th anniversary of Herman Melville’s birth, this exhibition will highlight the many facets of his work, illustrating how he has been perceived and repurposed over the past 200 years.&…
Structured Visions: The Photographs of Ralston Crawford
Fascinated by the purified geometry of man-made things, Ralston Crawford (1906–1978) worked in a consistently formal, or abstract, manner across a variety of mediums.