Smithsonian Institution Hosts the Horse

The Smithsonian Institute will be opening a traveling exhibit on October 29, 2011 in conjunction with the Washington International Horse Show.  The exhibit, visiting from the Heye Center in New York, is a critically acclaimed exhibition exploring the relationship between Native Americans and horses.

The American Indian Museum will naturally be hosting the exhibit.  "A Song for the Horse Nation" will have over one hundred objects, including a life-sized horse mannequin, decked out in fully beaded regalia, along with Geronimo's and Chief Joseph's rifles.  The exhibit will follow how the lives of Native people were effected, from the way they traveled, hunted, defended, and traded between tribes.  The exhibit opens on October 29, 2011 and is scheduled to close on January 7, 2013

Opening Weekend

The American Indian Museum and the 53rd Washington International Horse Show are partnering to provide free family programs.  On Saturday, Oct. 9th, drop by the museum between 10 am and 4 pm, or the Verizon Center between 10 am and 2 pm, or all day at the museum on Sunday, Oct. 30, for free pony rides, war-pony painting demonstrations by Crow tribal general council member, and equestrian, Kennard Real Bird.  There will also be storytelling by author and illustrator S.D. Nelson, hands on art lessons, and more! Click here for more information.