Spark! Places of Innovation, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) program, is part of Taylor’s Sesquicentennial celebration! The exhibition dives into innovation and invention happening in rural America. In small towns across America, people are creating new products, taking risks, meeting challenges together, and seizing upon exciting opportunities that change local life and sometimes reach far beyond. Spark! features stories from over 30 rural communities across the nation that reveal the dynamic relationship between place and creativity. Technical, social, cultural, artistic, or a combination of all of these—every innovation is as unique as each community.
The event will start on August 15th and will run through September 27th.
The exhibit will be on display from August 15 to September 27, 2026.
Hours:
Tuesday – Thursday: 10:00am – 5:00 pm
Friday and Saturday: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Closed Sundays and Mondays
On 09/11 – Museum closes at 5pm, to provide time for road closure for memorial march
Fee:
Free of charge