Big Read Includes Exhibition of War Artifacts
As part of The Big Read activities and events, a group of Truman art history students volunteered to interview local Kirksville Vietnam War veterans concerning their experiences.
These volunteers also collected momentos from the veterans and have curated an exhibition of artifacts and photos. The exhibit, “The Things They Carried: Mementos from Kirksville Vietnam War Veterans,” will be on display in the Kirksville Arts Center through Feb. 26.
The opening reception for the Vietnam War exhibition will take place at the Kirksville Arts Center at 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at 117 S. Franklin St. The event is free and open to the public.
Contact the Kirksville Arts Center at 665.0500 or at http://www.kirksvillearts.com/newsite/ for hours.
Kirksville’s Big Read was made possible by a grant awarded to a group of local citizens, including members of the Truman community. The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Its aim is to give communities across the country the opportunity to read and discuss a selected work from American or world literature.
Kirksville’s Big Read will focus on “The Things They Carried,” a book by Tim O’Brien that discusses the lives of American soldiers during the Vietnam War.
For more information on Kirksville’s Big Read, visit http://bigread.truman.edu.
These volunteers also collected momentos from the veterans and have curated an exhibition of artifacts and photos. The exhibit, “The Things They Carried: Mementos from Kirksville Vietnam War Veterans,” will be on display in the Kirksville Arts Center through Feb. 26.
The opening reception for the Vietnam War exhibition will take place at the Kirksville Arts Center at 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at 117 S. Franklin St. The event is free and open to the public.
Contact the Kirksville Arts Center at 665.0500 or at http://www.kirksvillearts.com/newsite/ for hours.
Kirksville’s Big Read was made possible by a grant awarded to a group of local citizens, including members of the Truman community. The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Its aim is to give communities across the country the opportunity to read and discuss a selected work from American or world literature.
Kirksville’s Big Read will focus on “The Things They Carried,” a book by Tim O’Brien that discusses the lives of American soldiers during the Vietnam War.
For more information on Kirksville’s Big Read, visit http://bigread.truman.edu.
