Past Exhibits
The Global Language of HeadwearMarch 15, 2024 - June 7, 2024
The Global Language of Headwear: Cultural Identity, Rites of Passage, and Spirituality is a traveling exhibition that features 87 hats and headdresses from 42 countries. It is a tribute to the stunning diversity of the world’s cultures. More than utilitarian objects, each hat is a work of art,...
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A History of Mobile in 22 ObjectsOctober 30, 2020 - January 26, 2024
Twenty-two unexpected and compelling objects weave together over 300 years of Mobile history, from the pre-Colonial era to the twenty-first century port. With contributions from Mobile’s leading historians, professors, and museum curators, you are sure to discover both new and familiar stories...
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Hubble Space Telescope: New Views From the UniverseSeptember 29, 2023 - January 7, 2024
Hubble Space Telescope: New Views From the Universe is a 2,200-square-foot exhibit that immerses visitors in the magnificence and mystery of the Hubble mission and introduces the James Webb Space Telescope. The exhibit features a scale model of the Hubble Space Telescope as well as several...
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Holiday Joy: Toys from the 20th CenturyNovember 03, 2023 - December 31, 2023
We are ready for the holidays here at History Museum of Mobile. Our curators are proud to share a new gallery featuring objects from our collection, Holiday Joy: Toys from the 20th Century, on view November 3 – December 31, 2023! In this gallery, located at the top of our grand...
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Dressing the AbbeyJanuary 28, 2023 - April 22, 2023
History Museum of Mobile is excited to announce its next major exhibition, Dressing the Abbey, opening January 28, 2023. Dressing the Abbey weaves fashion, history, and popular culture into an exhibition featuring the wardrobe from Downton Abbey™, one of the most widely watched...
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The Vikings BeginOctober 15, 2021 - June 12, 2022
THE VIKINGS BEGIN invites visitors into the martial, maritime, and magic-filled world of early Norse society. Visitors will encounter dozens of early Viking artifacts – many over 1400 years old – from boat graves discovered at a site in central Sweden. Only in the US for a limited time,...
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Egyptian Mummies and Eternal LifeFebruary 26, 2021 - June 27, 2021
With over 100 ancient artifacts, including mummies, painted sarcophagi, funeral trousseau, and votive objects, this exhibition evokes the mythical, mysterious landscape of the tombs and pyramids of Ancient Egypt. Visitors will learn about funeral practices and the process of mummification,...
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The Art of War: Trench Art of WWIIAugust 06, 2020 - October 11, 2020
The term “trench art” applies to any item made by soldiers, prisoners of war, or civilians from war material or any other material associated with armed conflict. The functional and decorative objects included in this exhibition focus on works in metal created during World War...
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Ancient Rome: The Empire That Shaped the WorldJanuary 10, 2020 - September 7, 2020
The most incredible and useful machines and technology from ancient Roman designs have been brought to life for the first time in two thousand years! The exhibition covers the Roman Empire’s most impressive and innovative machines and constructions, including the catapult, early clocks...
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History at HomeMarch 16, 2020 - May 25, 2020
Due to our temporary closure during the COVID-19 outbreak, we wanted to bring our exhibits to your home! We'll be adding some more resources in the coming weeks from our staff, as well as links to other museums with activities and...
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Your Story is HistoryMarch 16, 2020 - May 25, 2020
Among other sources, historians rely on journals and letters to reconstruct the events, opinions, and culture of the past. Right now, we are living through a major historical event, and historians of the future will want to know what life was like for everyday Americans during the Coronavirus...
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Married in Mobile: Four Centuries of Wedding FashionsSeptember 06, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Married in Mobile: Four Centuries of Wedding Fashions feature items rarely on display from our own collection unlcuding over 25 gowns from 1852 to the present and a shoe dating back to 1766! Visitors will be interested to note how much wedding fashions have changed over four centuries, and how...
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DiamondsSeptember 06, 2019 - December 7, 2019
Discover the most valued gem in the world at the new Diamonds exhibition at the History Museum of Mobile! Formed billions of years ago, deep within the Earth, diamonds are the hardest natural substance known to man. Mine the mysteries of diamond formation, and explore the unique environments...
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SENSATIONAL SIXTIES: FASHIONS FROM A DEFINING DECADEMay 31, 2019 - August 18, 2019
“Sensational Sixties: Fashions from a Defining Decade,” features 1960s fashions from haute couture to hippies. Opening May 31, 2019, the exhibit explores fashion as an entry point to the politics and culture of our nation’s most turbulent decade. From bikinis named for an...
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MARDI GRAS: PARADING THROUGH TIMEJanuary 17, 2019 - April 20, 2019
January 17 – April 20, 2019 Roll through over four centuries of Mardi Gras history in Mobile, Alabama, at Mardi Gras: Parading Through Time at the History Museum of Mobile. Explore the unique traditions associated with Mobile’s Carnival celebration and discover the...
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MYSTERY OF THE MAYAN MEDALLIONSeptember 14, 2018 - December 30, 2018
A team of archaeologists has mysteriously disappeared from an excavation site in Palenque, Mexico. They had been investigating a long-standing rumor that a priceless jade medallion is buried in the temple there. However, something horrifying has scared them off. Luckily, in their haste to escape,...
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Ice Age ImperialsMay 26, 2018 - August 26, 2018
May 26, 2018 – August 26, 2018 Step back in time and explore Ice Age Imperials, on display at the History Museum of Mobile starting Saturday, May 26, 2018 until August 26, 2018. Imagine traveling 20,000 years into the past to a period in our planet’s history when the...
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TITANIC - Honour and GloryDecember 01, 2017 - April 15, 2018
The History Museum of Mobile is proud to announce its upcoming exhibit titled, Titanic Honour & Glory. Established in 2002, Titanic Honour & Glory is a national touring Titanic and White Star Line exhibition, which prides itself in preserving the history of the Titanic, her...
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Comic Books: Lessons In InkOctober 01, 2017 - October 31, 2017
October 1, 2017 – October 31, 2017 Explore comic books and historic looks at the History Museum of Mobile! At Comic Books: Lessons in Ink, comic heroes will crackle off the page in an exhibit designed to educate about the history of panel and speech-bubble storytelling. The...
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Faces of AfricaFebruary 10, 2017 - July 31, 2017
The History Museum of Mobile is proud to announce its upcoming exhibit titled, Faces of Africa: a Mystical View of Tribal Heritage beginning Friday, February 10th and ending Monday, July 31st. Faces of Africa is an exhibit on loan from the International Museum Institute of...
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Distinguished Young Women and America's Junior Miss: The Diamond Anniversary ExhibitionJune 09, 2017 - July 22, 2017
Come explore the 60 year history of Distinguished Young Women and America’s Junior Miss. Born in Mobile, this national organization has gone on to impact the lives of more than 765,000 young women and makes over a billion dollars in scholarships available every year. See the program’s...
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Filming the CampsAugust 29, 2016 - January 16, 2017
Film screening: “From Hollywood to Nuremberg: John Ford, Samuel Fuller, George Stevens” (pdf format) The History Museum of Mobile will offer the exhibit, Filming the Camps: From Hollywood to Nuremberg, August 29, 2016 – January 16, 2017. The exhibit is on loan from...
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Every Object Has A StoryMay 26, 2016 - July 31, 2016
May 26, 2016 - July 31, 2016 The History Museum of Mobile is proud to announce its upcoming summer exhibit titled, Every Object Has a Story. Museum staff members thoughtfully chose a collection of seldom before seen objects to showcase some of the unique treasures of the History...
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TutankhamunOctober 20, 2015 - April 17, 2016
Discover King Tut’s Treasures at History Museum of Mobile TUTANKHAMUN: Wonderful Things from the Pharaoh’s Tomb DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND - EXTENDED THROUGH APRIL 17!! October 20, 2015 – April 3, 2016 Experience the life and death of one of history's most legendary...
View Exhibit PageOur NeighborsJuly 01, 2015 - September 25, 2015
Vincent Lawson’s images of Mobile’s homeless population...
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Ark of IndiaOctober 16, 2014 - September 1, 2015
Ark of India is an exhibit about discovery. It is an account of late 19th and early 20th century India as seen by Alabama artist, Roderick D. MacKenzie, using his paintings, drawings, sculptures, and most importantly, photographs and writings. MacKenzie spent more than a decade in India, a place he...
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What's at Stake?March 20, 2015 - June 5, 2015
In March, the History Museum will mark the 5th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill with an exhibit that serves as a poignant reminder of those horrific months when the waters of the Gulf teemed not with life, but with deadly, thick, black tar. More than 20 local artists will lend their...
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Preserving a CultureFebruary 02, 2015 - March 6, 2015
Approximately 30 ancestors of the 110 who were on the Clotilda in 1860 settled in Plateau, north of Mobile, Alabama. They were quiet makers, preservers, and teachers of the art of Ghana, West Africa. Israel Lewis, Sr., a direct descendant of Cudjoe Lewis, was one of many responsible for selecting...
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Faces of MobileFebruary 02, 2015 - March 6, 2015
For over three centuries, people have come to Mobile. Many came seeking new opportunities, a fresh start, or a better life. Others came because they were forced. They were immigrants, political refugees, artists, merchants, builders, teachers, and slaves. These men and women made Mobile the city...
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CSS Alabama CannonFebruary 02, 2015 - March 6, 2015
From the entrance to Old Ways, New Days, visitors can get an upclose glimpse of Confederate Naval history in a 700 square foot gallery with a particularly heavy centerpiece: one of the original eight cannons from Civil War commerce raider ship CSS ALABAMA. Having been captained by Mobile's...
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The Mary Jane Slaton Inge GalleryFebruary 02, 2015 - March 6, 2015
Visit The Mary Jane Slaton Inge Gallery, our new permanent exhibit displaying some of the finer things of life in Old Mobile. The gallery is named for one of our longtime volunteers and friends, Mary Jane Slaton Inge, who was a lifelong resident of the Port City. The exhibit includes some...
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Walls and HallsFebruary 02, 2015 - March 6, 2015
As you walk to your exhibit gallery destination, please view the items on display from our collection in the halls and on the walls. Furniture, antique silver and artwork are among some of the artifacts on display....
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