Exhibits at the Laurel Museum
Each year the Laurel Museum debuts a new exhibit on a different topic related to Laurel's history.
Information on our current exhibit is below. For more information on past exhibits, visit the Past Exhibits Page.
Information on our current exhibit is below. For more information on past exhibits, visit the Past Exhibits Page.
Where – and What -- is Laurel?
Those are the questions “It’s All Laurel: City Limits and Beyond” works to answer at a new exhibit opening February 18 at the Laurel Museum. Though located in the City of Laurel, the exhibit strives to demonstrate that “Laurel” is more than areas within the city limits. Focusing on communities ranging from Scaggsville to Russett to the historic African American community of Bacontown, the exhibit reveals the breadth of Laurel – geographically, demographically and historically. The exhibit reminds visitors that in addition to the City of Laurel and Prince George’s County, Laurel extends into Howard, Anne Arundel and even Montgomery Counties –north, south, east, and west. Within each county are communities with distinctive personalities and surprising details that in one way or another are all part of Laurel.
Read the press release here.
Those are the questions “It’s All Laurel: City Limits and Beyond” works to answer at a new exhibit opening February 18 at the Laurel Museum. Though located in the City of Laurel, the exhibit strives to demonstrate that “Laurel” is more than areas within the city limits. Focusing on communities ranging from Scaggsville to Russett to the historic African American community of Bacontown, the exhibit reveals the breadth of Laurel – geographically, demographically and historically. The exhibit reminds visitors that in addition to the City of Laurel and Prince George’s County, Laurel extends into Howard, Anne Arundel and even Montgomery Counties –north, south, east, and west. Within each county are communities with distinctive personalities and surprising details that in one way or another are all part of Laurel.
Read the press release here.
Visions & Voices: African American Voting Experience in Laurel, 1920-2023
Our temporary exhibit "Visions & Voices: African American Voting Experience in Laurel, 1920-2023" opens on February 16th and runs through June 16th. This exhibit explores voting rights, elections, and historic milestones in the City of Laurel in the past 100 years. The exhibit runs in conjunction with our current exhibit, "It's All Laurel: City Limits and Beyond." The Laurel Museum is open Friday-Sunday, 12-4pm, beginning on February 16th, with free admission.