Ony Three Tour Spaces Left! George Washington Carver What makes a person a legend? In the case of George Washington Carver it wasn't just peanuts. Discover the life and work of an extraordinary man, born into slavery, who used his gifts to become a groundbreaking scientist, educator, and humanitarian with a lifelong mission: to bring practical knowledge to those in need. Through more than a hundred artifacts, along with media, hands-on interactives, and more, visitors will see Carver's curiosity and persistence take him from a remote frontier town to success as a teacher and researcher at the famed Tuskegee Institute. They'll discover the roots of Carver's "mighty vision" - a vision of exhausted fields turning green with crops - and see the re-created laboratory bench and actual equipment he used to make that vision real. And they'll see how he laid the groundwork for organic farming and today's research on plant-based fuels, medicines, and everyday products. Visitors can explore a life-size reproduction of the horse-drawn wagon - a moveable school - that Carver designed to bring his ideas to farmers in their fields and homemakers in their homes. It's stocked with the kinds of plants and products - from seeds and soil samples to sewing supplies, and simple farm equipment - that Carver used in his demonstrations. Finally, visitors will hear oral histories from people whose lives were touched by Carver, and meet some "modern-day Carvers" working to develop the potential of plants in modern medicine and space exploration. Size Requirements: Approximately 4,500-5,000 sq. ft. Audience: Families, school groups, and adults Appropriate for: Natural history museums, science centers, African-American history museums, cultural centers Availability: August 1 – October 25, 2009 July 31 – October 24, 2010 Available Downloads: George Washington Carver Fact Sheet (PDF, 1.4 mb) Exhibition Floor Plan (PDF, .2 mb) Related Images To view a larger image, click on a thumbnail. Learn More: George Washington Carver tour schedule. George Washington Carver website. Exhibition Press Release For more information, please contact: Theresa Van Traveling Exhibitions Client Manager The Field Museum 001-312-665-7370 Whitney Owens Traveling Exhibitions Director The Field Museum 001-312-665-7332 More Traveling Exhibitions: Pearls Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters A T. Rex Named Sue Chocolate 50 Years of Powwow Transforming Tradition: Pottery from Mata Ortiz Mammoths and Mastodons Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics A Celebration of Souls: Day of the Dead in Southern Mexico Traveling Exhibitions Home