exhibition archive

Past Exhibitions

2010–2014

2014

  • D-Day 1944: "Accept Nothing Less Than Full Victory!"

    February 7–June 16, 2014
    D-Day 1944 focuses on the planning, execution and aftermath of the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Featuring historic photographs of the invasion, the exhibit also includes historic artifacts from regional lenders and historical collections. Two years in the planning, the D-Day invasion, which began on June 6 and lasted several days, enabled the Allied forces to make deep inroads into the German-occupied French countryside. While costing thousands of casualties, the D-Day invasion became the turning point that allowed for the Allies to eventually overtake the European continent and lead the victory in World War II.

  • World War II on the Homefront: Community Art at the Everhart

    February 7–June 16, 2014
    WWII on the Homefront is a community art exhibit featuring work created by NEPA-based historical societies, veterans’ associations, regional schools, & community organizations working in partnership with the Museum and artist-in-residence Liz Parry-Faist.  

    The artworks interpreted diverse elements of life on the home front and incorporate period photographs, advertising, letters, and other ephemera into three-dimensional collage.

  • Sharks!

    May 17–September 9, 2014
    Sharks! highlights the importance and power of sharks in nature and popular conception. Sharks! features the photography of South Africa’s Great White sharks by acclaimed shark scientist Alessandro De Maddalena, as well as various specimens of shark species and shark-related artworks and cultural artifacts.

    Often maligned and feared, sharks are integral parts of the oceanic ecosystems and keep fish populations healthy and in proper proportion to the food chain. Exhibition support was provided by PNC Bank with additional assistance from Lackawanna Heritage Valley.

  • Shiver of Shark: Community Art at the Everhart

    July 5–September 8, 2014
    Shiver of Sharks is a community art exhibit featuring creative, humorous, and engaging interpretations of what local artists envision and imagine sharks do when humans aren’t looking. This project is part of a continuing effort by the Everhart Museum to nurture creativity and showcase artistic excellence by the youth of our region.

    Often maligned and feared, sharks are integral parts of the oceanic ecosystems and keep fish populations healthy and in proper proportion to the food chain. Exhibition support was provided by PNC Bank with additional assistance from Lackawanna Heritage Valley.

  • Sacred Symbols in Sequins: Vintage Haitian Vodou Flags

    September 26–December 29, 2014
    Sacred Symbols in Sequins offers a view of magnificent works of art made by skilled Haitian flag makers, which form remarkable mosaics of religious imagery by combining and juxtaposing symbols of Europe and the Americas with those brought from Africa centuries ago by captive slaves. The spiritual realm reflected in these liturgical objects is not the dark, frightening place of black magic and superstition so often stereotyped in American popular culture.

    As intricate works of art informed by ritual and theology, as well as by Haiti’s political history, such flags offer an unparalleled opportunity for viewers to experience the aesthetics, symbolism, and social implications of Vodou. The exhibit also includes visceral images of Haitian vodou rituals by renowned photographer Les Stone. 

    Sacred Symbols in Sequins is a program of ExhibitsUSA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance and The National Endowment for the Arts.

  • Haiti De/Constructed: Community Art at the Everhart

    September 26–December 29, 2014
    Haiti De/Constructed is a community art exhibit featuring creative interpretations of Haitian architecture by area students during Summer 2014’s Arts Alive! program. A complement to the Everhart Museum’s exhibit Sacred Symbols in Sequins: Vintage Haitian Vodou Flags.

    This exhibition highlights educational engagement by the Everhart Museum and the Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit 19 to encourage regional youth in exploring artistic expression. These artworks focus on the geometric and colorful shapes and buildings found in Port-au-Prince, the capital city of the island nation of Haiti.

2013

  • Sidewalk Surfing: The Art & Culture of Skateboarding

    August 2–December 30, 2013
    Sidewalk Surfing showcases the creativity and community of skateboarders both in the United States and globally. The exhibition examines the historical roots of skateboarding, as well as the popular culture of the sport today. 

    Sidewalk Surfing presents artifacts and artwork reflecting the cultural importance of skateboarding, as well as design, technology, demographics, contemporary art, and impact of the sport on society.

    Support for the exhibit was provided by Gertrude Hawk Chocolates.

  • Decked Out: Community Art at the Everhart

    August 2–December 30, 2013
    Complementing the exhibition Sidewalk Surfing: The Art & Culture of Skateboarding, Decked Out iss a community art exhibition featuring conceptual designs of fantasy or dream skateboards by community artists of all ages. Skateboarding generates creativity among its fans and practitioners, regardless of age and background, and the Everhart is proud to display it.

  • The Blood is the Life: Vampires in Nature and Art

    February 1–July 1, 2013
    The Blood is the Life is an exploration of vampires in our world, in fact and fiction, and how blood and bloodsucking creatures impact today’s popular culture and societal mindset. These “monsters” have become a popular facet in today’s culture and media, and reflect various social issues that artists use to interpret the social  tensions for humanity, including disease, ostracism, and the occult.

    In a nod to the Everhart Museum’s science collection, the exhibition highlights haematophagy and vampire creatures that have long been present in nature, especially small mammals and insects that get their food by sucking the plasma of other animals, as well as explore the development and history of medicine, blood diseases and hematology. 

    The Blood is the Life also includes the art of blood and the vampire in literature, film, and contemporary art. 

    Financial assistance for this exhibit was provided by PNC Bank and Michael Harris.

  • What's in the Clouds?: Bats on the Atlantic Coast

    February 1–July 1, 2013
    What’s in the cloud? features current research by local specialists on bats in Pennsylvania and the Caribbean. Bats are often demonized (and mistaken as vampiric bloodsuckers) due to their unusual looks and nocturnal habitats, but are important players in regional ecosystems. Dr. Gary Kwiecinski/University of Scranton studies the morphology (science of form and structural features) of Antillean Island bats and shares his photos and almost 30 years of research about these adaptive creatures. 

    Locally, wildlife managers from the PA Game Commission have shared their documentation on White Nose Syndrome, a disease plaguing North American hibernating bat clouds (colonies) in Northeastern Pennsylvania since 2006.

  • 1963: A Blast from the Past!

    November 22, 2013–September 29, 2014
    1963: A Blast from the Past! is a look back at the year’s events that filled Americans with exhilaration, as well as those that brought us to unfathomable depths of despair. This exhibition features images, documents, and ephemera and was developed by students enrolled in Public History 281, a class designed to introduce undergraduates to the world of museum and archival work. It is one of several courses offered as part of the Public History minor within Marywood University’s Social Sciences Department.
    The students worked with museum staff to explore this remarkable year. Researching topics and events that shaped our world 50 years ago, they focused on the following: Civil Rights Movement, Cold War Culture, JFK and his legacy, Space Race, the Shadow of Vietnam and daily life in general.