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Picture the Dream: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement through Children’s Books

The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center celebrates the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education with "Picture the Dream," an exhibit exploring the civil rights movement through children's books.

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Picture the Dream: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement through Children’s Books

Location

Kansas Children's Discovery Center

4400 SW 10th Ave

Topeka, Kansas 66604

Dates and Times

May 03, 2024 04:00 AM to August 11, 2024 12:00 PM

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The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center will host Picture the Dream: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement through Children’s Books in honor of the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Picture the Dream will open to the public on Friday, May 3 at 9 a.m. The exhibit delves into the events, people, and themes of the civil rights movement through children’s literature. The original exhibition was curated by award-winning children’s book author Andrea Davis Pinkney as a collaboration between the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia and The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center will host the exhibit in reproduction as a collection of compelling prints that evoke the power and continuing relevance of the era that shaped American history and continues to reverberate today.

Regular admission applies, which is $9 for children and adults, $8 for seniors, and free for infants under 12 months and Discovery Center members. Admission also lets you play all day at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with over 15,000 square feet of indoor educational exhibits exploring science, careers, art, building and more, plus a 4.5 acre certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.

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