Noisy, performative and unapologetically non-European: Nigeria welcomes a museum like no other

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Update: we museumed then got drunk at the boathouse.

Mum’s now offering photography services at the famous statue thing and telling everyone she has a Cheshire Cat tattoo

☀🌼It's a beautiful day to plan a field trip to the West Virginia State Museum! We offer a variety of tours and #EducationalActivities , free of charge. Learn more at: wvstatemuseumed.wv.gov/Tours-and-acti…

#WVFieldTrip #WVHistoryMuseum #WVEducation #wvstatemuseumed

📢 Attention all #WVArtists ! The WV Dept of Arts, Culture and History is now accepting entries for the 2nd installation of Inspired: A WV Series of Juried Exhibitions. This installation will feature historic WV buildings & structures.
Submissions open until FRIDAY, MAY 24!

☔💐 April showers bring May flowers...and our next #ArtifactSpotlight ! This month, we feature a bite of WV #CoalMining history. During the early 1900s, it wasn't uncommon for WV boys to work in the mines with their fathers. Many were mule drivers taking mules to the miners.

I've got my early bird 🎟 Looking forward to it!

🎻🪕🎶Mark your calendars! The 47th Annual #VandaliaGathering is sure to be a good time for all!

The prospectus and entry information can be found online at wvculture.org/agencies/museu…

ℹ For more information, please contact Chuck Ocheltree, Museum Operations Manager for the department at (304) 558-0220 ext. 131 or [email protected]

Hon(Dr) Ayo Those words should be FRAMED AND 'MUSEUMED'! The woman should be protected at all cost!

Interested MKE Citizen Close Betty Brinn, the city is over museumed. Use the RE strategically…no sense in forcing action now.

Mules would pull loaded coal cars rom the mines and drank from fountains like the one seen here.

Stop in Discovery Room 15: The Mining Life of the WV State Museum to see the mule drinking fountain from the early 1900s & learn more about #WVCoalMiningHistory !

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Find even more details to help you plan your visit at: wvstatemuseumed.wv.gov/Planning-visit…

🚌 Ready for a field trip?? Call our Museum Education Coordinator at (304) 558-0220 to schedule your visit! We offer a variety of FREE tours & educational activities for schools & groups of all kinds.

📸The Discovery Guide (Grades 2-12) and Little Bits (Grades K-1) are the fan favorites seen with this post.

📍 See us at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston.
🕒 Open Tues-Sat, 9AM-5PM. Admission is free.
🚌 Schedule group tours with Museum Education Coordinator Nathan Barner by calling (304) 558-0220 ext. 185.
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🗓Over the next several months, WV Wildlife and WV Historic and Prominent People will also be featured in the Commissioner's Gallery of the Culture Center. Previously featured in this exhibition were WV Landscapes.

Inspired: A West Virginia Series of Juried Exhibitions is a 4-part series in honor of the upcoming #250thAnniversary of the founding of the United States featuring visual representations of #WV themes by the WV State Museum & the Department of Arts, Culture and History.

📌This exhibit will open in the Commissioner's Gallery of the Culture Center on Sunday, July 28, 2024 with a public reception and awards ceremony at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston and will be displayed through mid-December.

🎨 PLEASE NOTE: Artists must be current WV residents and may enter up to 2 pieces in each of the four exhibitions. Entries should have been created within the past 2 years and may not exceed 7 feet in any dimension. Film/video works are not eligible for this exhibition.