CURRENT EXHIBITS
Exhibits held in
Huntington's History & Decorative Arts Museum
located in the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main Street, Huntington
Open Tuesday through Sunday from 1PM to 4PM
Huntington's History & Decorative Arts Museum
located in the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main Street, Huntington
Open Tuesday through Sunday from 1PM to 4PM
Return to Sender: Women of Color in Colonial Postcards & The Politics of Representation
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Return to Sender: Women of Color in Colonial Postcards & the Politics of Representation is an art exhibition that includes photographic stills which recreate representations of women from the colonies in Orientalist postcards dating back to the early 20th century. In an effort to broaden the cultural context of these staged images, the exhibition also includes fabric-based digital collages by artist Mara Ahmed that celebrate South Asian cities, architecture, and peoples.
The exhibition and its catalog provide information about the history of colonial postcards, the role of photography, Western imperialism and the construction of the East, the colonial male gaze, women of color as figures of a phantasm, and ways to resist such objectification and framing. |
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120TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HUNTINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY:Our Founding Mothers & the Origins of Our Collections
The Huntington Historical Society began as an exclusively female organization in the early 20th century. Spawned by the success of the Town’s 250th anniversary celebration in 1903, the Society’s inception was due, in part, to the changing role of American women in the home. This exhibit presents a brief history of the Huntington Historical Society, highlighting six women responsible for its founding. The objects on display include some of the Society’s earliest donations, including several objects that were on display at the original Colonial Exhibit in 1903.
