Park Central Branch Library
The Park Central Branch Library Museum Studies Exhibit space is a component of the Art and Design Department and is operated by the faculty and students of the Art History & Visual Culture and Museum Studies Programs at Missouri State University.
The mission of the PCBL Museum Studies Exhibit Space is to provide exhibitions of art and artifacts from local museums and collections with interpretative labels and didactic display texts that have been researched and written by students and faculty of the Art History & Visual Culture and Museum Studies areas. As a service to the community, PCBL Museum Studies Exhibits are a public showcase for undergraduate scholarship and provide Museum Studies students with professional experience in curation and exhibition design.
The Museum Studies Exhibit Space is made possible by a 2024 Missouri Humanities Council Major Grant project directed by Dr. Billie Follensbee, which funded the purchase of the display cases for this exhibit space. The PCBL display cases have been placed on long-term loan with the Park Central Branch Library, in collaboration with the Department of Art and Design, Missouri State University.
Helping to Bring the Humanities to the Public Square
Exhibition Program Schedule, October 2024-September 2025
Celebrating Native American Cultures of the Ozarks Region
October 4 – November 30, 2024
Opening reception: October 4th with MSU student/alumni presentations by Jessica Winslow & Kylei Giles
What’s on Your Wishlist? Toys of the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
December 6, 2024 – January 31, 2025
Opening reception: December 6th with MSU student presentation by Emery Wilcoxon
Keeping Warm in the Ozarks: Cast Iron Stoves in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
February 7 through March 31, 2025
Opening reception: February 7th with MSU alumna presentation by Madelyn Pohl
Occupations of the Late 19th to Mid-20th Century in the Ozarks
April 4 through May 31, 2025
Opening reception: April 4th with MSU alumni presentations by Sarah Dotson & Kevin Frey
Rose Cecil O’Neill, Author, Illustrator, and Artist
June 6 through July 31, 2025
Opening reception: June 6th with MSU alumna presentation by Vinita Williams
Artifacts from the Bonniebrook Homestead, Late 19th to Mid-20th century Missouri August 1 – September 30, 2025
Opening reception: August 1st with MSU alumna presentation by Renee Walker
Contact information:
Dr. Billie Follensbee, Department of Art and Design, Missouri State University
Email: BillieFollensbee@missouristate.edu
Telephone: 417-837-2337