Traveling Exhibits to MOA: First Gulf War, Look Again, and Treasures

by Wanda Lassiter, Curator

MOA will host three traveling exhibits this spring and summer.

The First Gulf War: The War to Free Kuwait

The First Gulf War: The War to Free Kuwait is a paneled exhibit from the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh. It will run from April into July with text and photographs that focus on Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, weapons of the Gulf War, the liberation of Kuwait, and the ultimate sacrifice of war.

Treasures of Carolina: Stories from the State Archives

Postcard, based on an 1839 lithograph, of conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker (1811–1874) from present-day Thailand. The twins settled in North Carolina and became American citizens. Shown in Treasures of Carolina.

Treasures of Carolina: Stories from the State Archives, from May into July, will showcase one-of-a-kind documents, photographs, and other media from the State Archives of North Carolina that are rarely on public view.

Look Again: Discovering Historical Photos

Nags Head, circa early 1920s. Notice the dresses and suits worn. Also on view in the Look Again exhibit.

Look Again: Discovering Historical Photos, on exhibit from June into October, is also on loan from the Museum of History in Raleigh. Why is it important to study old photographs? How has photography changed the way we remember history? These questions are answered through thematic sections: Telling Stories, Taking a Closer Look, Remembering Faces, and Capturing Moments.

Two Unidentified Girls. Photograph by Elizabeth City photographer William H. Zoeller. See it in Look Again.