Programs & Events

Museum on Main Street

The Smithsonian offers a traveling exhibit through the South Dakota Humanities Council called Museum on Main Street. The most recent exhibit hosted in the state was “Between Fences,” which traveled to six communities in 2008-2009.

The next exhibit scheduled to come to South Dakota is "New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music." This program is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and state humanities councils across the country. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress.

New Harmonies

An exhibit that showcases the history of American music in genres such as blues, country western, folk ballads, and gospel.  Features familiar songs, histories of instruments, roles of religion and technology, and the connection of musical roots in all popular American music. For more information on the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street, please visit www.museumonmainstreet.org.

The exhibit will be featured in six South Dakota cities in 2012:

•  March 10 - April 22: Sturgis (Sturgis Area Arts Council/Sturgis Public Library)

•  April 29 - June 10: Aberdeen (Northern State University Mundt Library)

•  June 17 - July 29: Brookings (Brookings Arts Council)

•  August 6 - September 17: Deadwood (Adams Museum and House)

•  September 25 - November 7: Rapid City (Rapid City Public Library)

•  November 14 - December 30: Sioux Falls (Siouxland Heritage Museums)

New Harmonies Application

Please use this application to apply for South Dakota Humanities Council programs. This application can also be found in the back of our program catalog.

Download this application by right-clicking on the icon and selecting "Save As."

1215 Trail Ridge Road, Suite A • Brookings, SD 57006 • Tel: 605-688-6113 • Fax: 605-688-4531 • info@sdhumanities.org