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JOHNSON GALLERY GUIDE Above is a short 2:30 min. clip so you can “meet” Martin + Osa Johnson! After that, this page acts as your Gallery Guide to walk you through the exhibits as a self-tour.  Staff are always happy to help answer questions, so please find one of us if you have any questions…

IMPERATO WEST AFRICAN GALLERY Welcome!  We are honored to share one of the finest collections of West African Art in the US with you.  First off as a bit of trivia, not one artifact in this gallery was collected by Martin + Osa Johnson; they helped pioneer the ideology “Take a Picture, Leave Only Footsteps.” …

Upcoming Adventures Remarkable Women, Extraordinary Stories Open Permanently Now! Thanks to the 2nd Floor Phase II Renovation, we now have a new permanent gallery. The three main components of this gallery focus on women pioneers, performers and artists. Iconic objects that tell the stories of their gender struggles and accomplishments are highlighted in displays dedicated…

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Film Poster & Book Cover Art  Collection Watch Films By & About Martin + Osa Here Take a peek at our Pop Culture Collections Produced by Hollywood studios & literary agents to fill theatre seats & stock book shelves around the world, this gallery is a curated selection of images from the museum’s vast graphic…

Meet Martin and Osa Johnson   From 1917 to 1936, Martin and Osa Johnson set up camp in some of the most remote areas of the world and provided an unmatched photographic record of the wildernesses of Kenya, the Congo, British North Borneo and the Solomon and New Hebrides Islands. Their equipment was the most…

Collections at the Core Discover Artifacts that drive our mission JOHNSON VISUAL HISTORY COLLECTION In the first half of the 20th century, a couple from Kansas named Martin and Osa Johnson captured the public’s imagination through their films and books of adventure in exotic, far-away lands. Photographers, explorers, naturalists and authors, Martin and Osa studied…

Special Exhibitions See 15,000 Photos from Martin + Osa’s Expeditions Here Watch Films By & About Martin + Osa Here Discover our Online and Traveling Exhibits See Expedition Photos Here