Currently On Display:

Hollywood Comes to Marquette County: The Making of "Anatomy of a Murder"

June 19 through December 23, 2009

“Hollywood Comes to Marquette County” will feature five different sections related to the movie and book, Anatomy of a Murder, and its impact on Marquette County and the country as a whole.  The first section will be on John Voelker, the author of Anatomy of a Murder, describing his work in writing the book.  The second section will examine the criminal trial that inspired both Voelker’s book and the movie.  The third section will describe the process of turning the book into a film.  The fourth section will cover the making of the film in different parts of Marquette County, including Negaunee, Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigamme and Big Bay.  The final section of the exhibit will be on the lasting impact of “Anatomy of a Murder” in Marquette County and on American film. 

Stories from the Woods

September 2009 through May 2010
An exploration of the culture of the Upper Peninsula through its tradition of storytelling as collected by some of America’s greatest folklorists.  From the very first Anishinaabeg stories collected by these folklorists Henry Schoolcraft, Michigan indian agent, to the seminal work of Alan Lomax and Richard Dorson, this exhibition will discuss how the Upper Peninsula’s culture was defined by their work and the stories they collected.  Other folklorists featured include Frances Densmore, one of the first female song collectors in the 19th century, who created some of the first recordings of Anishnaabeg songs at Lac du Flambeau Reservation and the hitchhiking Franz Rickaby, who collected lumberjack songs and stories in the 1910s.

This exhibition will be funded in part by a grant from the Michigan Humanities Council.

Upcoming Exhibitions