BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//texashistoricalfoundation.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:21fee8ba-7742-4ba1-a6b7-a79f7fb1c84c X-WR-CALDESC:In cooperation with Texas Historical Commission\, the Smithson ian’s Museum on Main Street presents “Crossroads: Change in Rural America. ” The exhibition examining the evolving landscape of rural American life o pens at the Bosque Museum from October 12 - December 1. \n\nThe Bosque Mus eum and the surrounding community has been expressly chosen by the Texas H istorical Commission to host “Crossroads” as part of the Museum on Main St reet program—a national/state/local partnership to bring exhibitions and p rograms to rural cultural organizations. \n\n“Crossroads” explores how rur al American communities changed in the 20th century. From sea to shining s ea\, the vast majority of the United States landscape remains rural with o nly 3.5% of the landmass considered urban. Since 1900\, the percentage of Americans living in rural areas dropped from 60% to 17%. The exhibition lo oks at that remarkable societal change and how rural Americans responded. \n\nAmericans have relied on rural crossroads for generations. These place s where people gather to exchange goods\, services and culture and to enga ge in political and community discussions are an important part of our cul tural fabric. Despite the massive economic and demographic impacts brought on by these changes\, America’s small towns continue to creatively focus on new opportunities for growth and development.\n\nWe want to convene con versations about what makes our community unique and have developed local exhibitions and public programs to complement the Smithsonian exhibition. \n\n“Crossroads” will serve as a community meeting place for conversations about how rural America has changed. The exhibit and programming will rai se people’s understanding of their own history\, the joys and challenges o f living rural\, how change has impacted their community\, and prompt disc ussion of goals for the future.\n\nThe exhibition is part of Museum on Mai n Street\, a unique collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution Trav eling Exhibition Service (SITES)\, state humanities councils across the na tion\, and local host institutions. To learn more about “Crossroads” and o ther Museum on Main Street exhibitions\, visit www.museumonmainstreet.org. Support for MoMS has been provided by the U.S. Congress. \n\nSITES has be en sharing the wealth of Smithsonian collections and research programs wit h millions of people outside Washington\, D.C.\, for more than 65 years. S ITES connects Americans to their shared cultural heritage through a wide r ange of exhibitions about art\, science and history\, which are shown wher ever people live\, work and play. For exhibition description and national tour schedules\, visit www.sites.si.edu. X-WR-RELCALID:61565ad8907c9198b68ac3e64aef0678 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20241103T020000 RDATE:20251102T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20250309T020000 RDATE:20260308T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:926fccd2-0d1d-475b-a84f-fad3b75865be DTSTAMP:20260407T182813Z DESCRIPTION:In cooperation with Texas Historical Commission\, the Smithsoni an’s Museum on Main Street presents “Crossroads: Change in Rural America.” The exhibition examining the evolving landscape of rural American life op ens at the Bosque Museum from October 12 - December 1. \n\nThe Bosque Muse um and the surrounding community has been expressly chosen by the Texas Hi storical Commission to host “Crossroads” as part of the Museum on Main Str eet program—a national/state/local partnership to bring exhibitions and pr ograms to rural cultural organizations. \n\n“Crossroads” explores how rura l American communities changed in the 20th century. From sea to shining se a\, the vast majority of the United States landscape remains rural with on ly 3.5% of the landmass considered urban. Since 1900\, the percentage of A mericans living in rural areas dropped from 60% to 17%. The exhibition loo ks at that remarkable societal change and how rural Americans responded.\n \nAmericans have relied on rural crossroads for generations. These places where people gather to exchange goods\, services and culture and to engage in political and community discussions are an important part of our cultu ral fabric. Despite the massive economic and demographic impacts brought o n by these changes\, America’s small towns continue to creatively focus on new opportunities for growth and development.\n\nWe want to convene conve rsations about what makes our community unique and have developed local ex hibitions and public programs to complement the Smithsonian exhibition.\n \nnCrossroads” will serve as a community meeting place for conversations a bout how rural America has changed. The exhibit and programming will raise people’s understanding of their own history\, the joys and challenges of living rural\, how change has impacted their community\, and prompt discus sion of goals for the future.\n\nThe exhibition is part of Museum on Main Street\, a unique collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution Travel ing Exhibition Service (SITES)\, state humanities councils across the nati on\, and local host institutions. To learn more about “Crossroads” and oth er Museum on Main Street exhibitions\, visit www.museumonmainstreet.org. S upport for MoMS has been provided by the U.S. Congress. \n\nSITES has been sharing the wealth of Smithsonian collections and research programs with millions of people outside Washington\, D.C.\, for more than 65 years. SIT ES connects Americans to their shared cultural heritage through a wide ran ge of exhibitions about art\, science and history\, which are shown wherev er people live\, work and play. For exhibition description and national to ur schedules\, visit www.sites.si.edu. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241012T050000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241201T050001 LOCATION:301 S Ave Q\, Clifton\, TX 76634 US SUMMARY:Crossroads: Change in Rural America @ Bosque Museum (Clifton) END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR