Exhibits

We the People highlights the impact and influence of early inhabitants and settlers as well as stories of today’s immigrants in Frederick County. This exhibit will close September 30, 2022.

This online gallery is a preview of our larger in-house exhibition.

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Eagles negro league baseball

Local Voices, National Stories: A Frederick History

Discover the rich history of Frederick County and its role that it has played in the nation. Journey through the county’s struggles, triumphs and entertainments spanning the colonial period to the cold war era. The stories are told through museum collections, photographs and personal accounts from the period.

Women's Army Corps, 1945
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The Snallygaster’s Exploratorium

This interactive exhibit explores Frederick County’s history from the pre-historic era to the present. In Can You Dig It?, explore the world of the dinosaurs that once roamed Frederick and practice your skills as a paleontologist as you discover and identify four hidden fossils.

Visit the Between The Lines: Do you long for the days when communication was simple? Do you prefer the fast track of mobile devices? Explore some of the major laps in communication technology over the past 200 years and see if you can decipher the message between the lines. The exhibit holds over 10 different activities that you and you family can discover.

This gallery will close September 30, 2022.

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