On-Site Exhibitions - Museums, Archives and Rare Books

Online museum exhibitions have revolutionized the accessibility and reach of cultural artifacts, allowing audiences worldwide to engage with historical and artistic treasures from the comfort of their own homes. Through interactive virtual tours and high-resolution images, these digital showcases offer immersive experiences that transcend physical barriers, fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of global heritage. This digital shift has not only democratized art and history but has also facilitated educational outreach and cultural exchange on an unprecedented scale.

Beyond Rosie

Rosie the Riveter is the iconic symbol of women's involvement in World War II. She is one part of a larger story about the many ways women contributed to and were affected by war. World War II changed the everyday social, cultural, and economic realities of life in the United States, especially for women. Beyond Rosie: Women in World War II explores the lives of women in World War II.

Beyond Rosie is accompanied by a teacher's guide that illuminates the topics addressed in this exhibit. This curriculum is suitable for Grades 5-12 and meets the Georgia Performance Standards.

Teachers Guide

An in-depth exploration of the diverse experiences of American women in World War II.

GRADE 5 GRADE 9-12

Self Guide

Download, print, and distribute this self-guide to allow your students to explore and think critically about the exhibit at their own pace. Students may also work through the self-guide in pairs.

GRADE 5 GRADE 9-12

EXHIBITION AUDIO GUIDE

Georgia Goes to War

World War II transformed the state of Georgia and its people. In joining the war effort, Georgians embraced a struggle that united the nation economically, socially, and, to a great extent, politically. Yet, change was experienced differently by different people and places across the state. Georgia Goes to War takes a regional and thematic approach to telling the story of the impact of World War II.

In each of six sections, encounter "before," "during" and "after" stories which open windows into the transformative power of the war and view iconic images of wartime Georgia to consider thought-provoking questions about the impact of the war on the state, the nation, and the world. In addition, "Meet History Face to Face" through portable biographies of individuals whose lives intersected with the places and events chronicled in the exhibit's sections.

Georgia Goes to War

Go in-depth with this learning module based on the exhibit, content from the KSU Archives, and the Bently Rare Book Museum!

Take a look at this video to learn about World War II through Georgia newspaper headlines

Visit this virtual open house from Bentley Rare Book Museum curator JoyEllen Williams to dive into the world of books during World War II!

Georgia Journeys: Legacies of WWII

Drawing on testimony obtained through the Museum of History and Holocaust Education's Legacy Series oral history project, this hands-on, multimedia exhibition follows the experiences of twelve individuals whose lives intersected in Georgia, but whose journeys took them across the world. The exhibition also provides a glimpse into President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's unique Georgia Journey that occurred between 1924 and his death in Warm Springs in 1945.

Whether Jane Tucker’s journey to work as a Rosie the Riveter in the Savannah shipyards, Guy Gunter’s service as a glider pilot on D-Day, Dr. Hillard Pouncy’s experiences as a Tuskegee Airman, or Norbert Friedman’s survival of eleven concentration camps, Georgia Journeys follows the lives of World War II veterans, home front workers, and Holocaust survivors who came to call Georgia their home.

EXPLORE THEIR JOURNEYS WITH OUR ONLINE EXHIBITION!