Opening Reception of "50 Years Ago in Silver City"
The Silver City Museum is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with the exhibition, 50 Years Ago in Silver City, on view at the Silver City Museum May 19 – December 31, 2017! Please join us for the opening reception of the exhibition 50 Years Ago in Silver City, Friday, May 19, 4-6 pm at the Silver City Museum. Enjoy light refreshments and local music from the era. Come dressed in your best circa 1967 attire! Prize for grooviest get-up. The Silver City Museum opened its doors to the public in July 1967. Kicking off with the exhibition, 50 Years Ago in Silver City, the Museum invites you to join us in looking back at where we started and how far we have come. The exhibition will immerse the visitor in the era of the Museum’s founding. The exhibition tells the origin story of the Museum and places it in the context of life in Silver City and Grant County circa 1962-1976. Artifacts and photographs of the era from both the Silver City Museum’s collection and borrowed from community members will be on view. The exhibition also presents newsworthy local happenings in education, civil rights, mining, rodeo, and space exploration. In addition to the exhibition, the Museum is planning a slate of programs to celebrate this landmark year. Please check our website for updates.
Support for the exhibition provided by the New Mexico Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Date and Time
Friday May 19, 2017 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM MDT
Friday - May 19, 2017 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Location
Silver City Museum at 312 West Broadway in Silver City, New Mexico