The University of Alabama Museums plan to remain open according to their regular schedules, however, all group tours, programs, meeting, and events at our museums are cancelled until March 30, 2020.
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Category: Past Exhibits
Bank of the State Tuscaloosa Bicentennial Exhibit Series: Civil War and Reconstruction
The Warner Transportation Museum of UA Museums was proud to present the Bank of the State Tuscaloosa Bicentennial Exhibit Series; a two-part series that highlighted the history of Tuscaloosa. The series showcased the history of the city learned from the archaeological excavations of the Bank of the State site in downtown Tuscaloosa where the Embassy Suites Hotel stands. The second and final exhibition, Civil War and Reconstruction, highlighted the changes that affected Tuscaloosa during the war and in the years […]
Bama Bugs Exhibit
This exhibit highlighted the photography of John and Kendra Abbott of Abbott Nature Photography. The images were designed to reflect the beauty and diversity of insects. The Bama Bugs exhibit also included custom specimen displays and a fun, cutting-edge technology Bee Game developed at the University of Alabama. It was on display at the museum June 18 to August 31, 2019. About Abbott Nature Photography: John and Kendra are professional nature photographers, educators and outdoor enthusiasts based in Tuscaloosa, AL. […]
Bank of the State Tuscaloosa Bicentennial Exhibit Series: Tuscaloosa and the Capital Period
The Warner Transportation Museum of UA Museums was proud to present the Tuscaloosa Bicentennial Exhibit Series; a two-part series that highlighted the history of Tuscaloosa. The series showcased the history of the city learned from the archaeological excavations of the Bank of the State site in downtown Tuscaloosa where the Embassy Suites Hotel stands. The first exhibition, Tuscaloosa and the Capital Period, highlighted the early history of Tuscaloosa from 1819 to 1850. Visitors had the opportunity to experience the histories […]
MothFest! 2018
MothFest! took place on Saturday, July 28, 2018 from 7:00 – 11:00 p.m. at the Warner Transportation Museum.Moth-ers of all ages were encouraged to attend this FREE event to observe, discover, and document the amazing diversity of moths that live in the Tuscaloosa area. Special light and bait stations were set up to attract moths, and there were a variety of activities for all ages. The Warner Transportation Museum was proud to host this event in partnership with our colleagues at the Alabama […]
Bama Bugs!
June 21 – September 1, 2018, at the Alabama Museum of Natural History, visitors enjoyed the photography of local insects by Kendra and John Abbott of Abbott Nature Photography. Kendra and John are professional nature photographers, educators and outdoor enthusiasts based in Tuscaloosa, AL. John has focused on dragonflies and damselflies throughout much of his career and has written three books on these beautiful subjects that contain much of their photography. Kendra is an ecologist and focused on endangered species and conservation […]
2018 Summer Lecture Event: Evening Talks with Jim Phillips
Jim Phillips is a local historian and videographer who spoke at the museum in June 2018. His talks provided guests with stories and the little known history of the state of Alabama highlighting ghost towns along the river, stagecoach travel, and the Civil War. Each of these topics explored secret treasures found throughout the state. Thursday, June 7: “Lost Antebellum Alabama” Thursday, June 14: “Lost and Found Treasures of Alabama, the South, and the United States”
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William C. Gorgas and the Great War
Open from February 27 to April 28, 2018, this exhibit included original World War I uniforms and war paraphernalia, including Gorgas’ gas mask, canteen and other items. The exhibit highlighted the contributions that Gorgas made in sanitation for the modern armed forces as well as his importance and role inspiring other Alabamians to serve their country. “[2017] marks the centennial anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I and, as an important player and contributor to America’s success in […]
Undergraduate Matt Culver Creates WWI Exhibit at Warner Transportation Museum
Undergraduate Matt Culver collaborated with a group of students working on two World War I exhibits on campus in remembrance of the war’s centennial. Titled “Lafayette, We Are Here! America Enters the First World War,” the exhibit, on display at the Transportation Museum August 1 – December 31, 2017, focused specifically on students and Alabamians in the War, “their stories and their sacrifices.” Culver explains that the name for the exhibit came from U.S. propaganda portraying the war as “repaying […]
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Requiem for Steam: The Railroad Photographs of David Plowden
UA’s Transportation Museum hosted an exhibit of railroad photographs April 4 – June 24, 2017. Some information about the photographer, David Plowden: “David Plowden’s work is sometimes compared to that of the great WPA photographers—Walker Evans, Bernice Abbot, Russell Lee, Dorothea Lange—but he’s been in the field decades longer than any of them were. What he has done is nothing less than capture a whole nation passing through fifty years of changes as momentous as those unleashed by the Industrial Revolution.” […]
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