Temporary Exhibits

Legends of the Wilderness

In partnership with Susie Rosette and David Popilek, both of Hibbing, Minnesota Discovery Center is pleased to present Legends of the Wildernss through September 2010. This exhibit contains dozens of items related to historic fur trade and American Indian life in the region, roughly depicting Great Lakes fur trade at the end of the 1700s and early 1800s. Furs, tools, clothing, a modern birch bark canoe and many implements of the trade are on display. This exhibit is included with general admission.

Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Time, A Man for All Times

More books have been written about Lincoln than any other American, yet public knowledge about our most famous president is dominated by a series of iconic images: the son of an illiterate frontier farmer who taught himself to read; the savior of the Union; the Great Emancipator; the martyred leader.

This exhibit, showing September 14 through October 12, 2010,  invites visitors to look beyond the myth. We hope that presenting Lincoln’s own words in speeches, letters and proclamations, will encourage a deeper understanding of the nation’s 16th president’s life, accomplishments and legacy. This exhibition will encourage viewers to explore fundamental questions raised by Lincoln’s life:  How did a self-educated, rough-hewn lawyer with virtually no administrative experience succeed in guiding a divided nation through the crises of secession and Civil War?  How and why did Lincoln champion emancipation?  How did Lincoln’s capacity for intellectual and moral growth shape his presidency?  How did Lincoln’s eloquence change the nation?  What was Lincoln’s plan lay for the nation’s future? Lincoln believed that America’s greatest strength lay in guaranteeing its citizens their natural rights and opportunities to succeed. Like Jefferson, Lincoln believed that “all men are created equal,” and he carried these democratic ideals to their logical conclusion further than any president had done before.  

The Ultimate Fire Ring Exhibit

See entries from our Ultimate Fire Ring Competition on display in our musuem October 5 through November 5