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 Carver’s life, a journey from slavery to science, from obscurity to legend, was a series of daunting challenges—physical, financial, social, and racial. Through the exhibition George Washington Carver, you’ll come to know the curiosity, persistence, and passion for education that fueled his quite determined goal to harness nature’s power for the benefit of those in need.
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Carver’s Mighty Vision
See the world through the eyes of Carver as he went about his daily work. A modest pair of spectacles lets you know you’re about to get an intensely personal experience of a most extraordinary man. These are the eyeglasses through which Carver carefully focused on his lifelong vision: “help the farmer and fill the poor man’s empty dinner pail.”
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Don’t miss:
The “George Washington Carver” Video
Get a glimpse of Carver’s vision in a video that reviews his achievements beyond the peanut products for which he’s so widely known.
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 From Slave to Scholar
Discover the childhood challenges and thirst for knowledge that drove Carver to pursue his mission to do the greatest good for others. Kidnapped and orphaned when he was just a baby, young George was rescued by his owners, Moses and Susan Carver, who raised him. As a young man, he attended Iowa State College at Ames, where he studied science and agriculture and eventually became the first black member of its faculty.
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Don’t miss:
A Scale Model of the Carver Farm
Explore a scale model to discover more about life on the Carver Farm during the 1870s. Today the George Washington Carver National Monument, a national park, marks the location of the former farm.
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Continue through the Exhibition Walk-through. >>
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