Programs
Public Programs Associated with the Special Exhibition
Eyewitness: American Originals from the National Archives
February 16 - April 20, 2008
The Museum will be the only venue in Texas where you can be an eyewitness to some of the nation's most powerful historical records.
Eyewitness draws on rarely-displayed documents, audio recordings, and film footage from the extensive holdings of the National Archives and its Presidential Libraries and Regional Archives.
Explore the Story - Telling It Through Time
Sunday, April 20
2 - 4 pm
Free with exhibit admission
On the last day of this special exhibition, discover the technology of Eyewitness and beyond - from quill pens to weblogs and from hand-drawn portraits to cell phone cameras. Explore how memories have been preserved and shared with others, as well as how these methods and materials have changed over the last three centuries.
Previous Programs Associated with the Special Exhibition
Opening Day Family Activities
Saturday, February 16
1 - 4 pm
FREE
Examine the many ways that eyewitness accounts are documented and how changing technology has shaped the way that people share their experiences with others. Explore the art of calligraphy by trying your hand at writing with a quill pen and then use a computer to enter your own blog. You can also experience the first person perspective of Texas hero William B. Travis as portrayed by historic re-enactor Bob Heinonen. Explore the Story Telling It Through Time by examining the tools eyewitnesses have used from ink and paper to wireless technology.
Eyewitness to the Civil Rights Movement
Sunday, February 17
4 - 6 pm
Texas Spirit Theater
FREE, reservation required
Meet two eyewitnesses to the Civil Rights Movement and discover how their participation helped change a nation. Dr. Virgil Wood, working associate with Dr. Martin Luther King for ten years, and Bernadette Phifer, director of the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, will share their experiences — from marching in 1965 to register African Americans to vote in Selma, Alabama, to joining in the 1963 March on Washington where Dr. King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
This moderated conversation will conclude with remarks by Humanities Scholar Evan Carton, Director of the Humanities Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, who will provide additional historic context to one of the most momentous turning points in US history. For Reservations, please call (512) 936-4649.
Explore the Story - Telling It Through Time
Saturday, March 15
2 - 4 pm
Free with exhibit admission
Discover the technology of Eyewitness and beyond - from quill pens to weblogs and from hand-drawn portraits to cell phone cameras. Explore how memories have been preserved and shared with others, as well as how these methods and materials have changed over the last three centuries.
Power of the Eyewitness
Sunday, March 30
4 - 6 pm
Texas Spirit Theater
Free, reservations required
Today, the swift evolution of technological advances makes it possible to record and disseminate information about history-in-the-making events within a matter of minutes.
Join Dr. Betty Sue Flowers, director of the National Archives' Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum, as she leads a discussion on how devices such as cell phones, digital video, and the World Wide Web are changing the speed, accuracy, and impact of current events.
The panel, including Neal Spelce, award-winning Austin broadcast journalist and entrepreneur, and Tracy Dahlby – an award-winning print journalist and producer of historical documentaries for television – who holds the Frank A. Bennack Chair in Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin, will address concerns regarding the public's ability to absorb, evaluate, and react critically to historic events related in an ever-increasingly fast-paced world. Call (512) 936-4649 for reservations. The discussion is free, but regular admission applies for the special exhibition.
This exhibition was created by the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC, and the Foundation for the National Archives. The national tour of Eyewitness is sponsored by The Boeing Company.
Check out the official Eyewitness website by clicking here
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