Upcoming Adventures

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 to the Mende Women of West Africa, Lizzie Le Blond and textiles from around the globe.

Recent Donations & Future Volunteer Opportunities
Open Now Through March!

Non-profit organizations live or die based on their support network. Our volunteers and donors are the core of our institution and as 2025 begins, we’re proud to share a glimpse of wonderful recent donations plus the stunning level of volunteer support we’ve had since our opening in 1961. This exhibition hopes to celebrate the past gifts and encourage new volunteers to join our crew.

In 2024 we had 38 donors gift over 275 objects to the museum. Among the photography gifts are new-to-us original images of and by Martin and Osa Johnson and a number of never seen by us before books, music, posters plus news and magazine articles by and about Martin and Osa Johnson. We also gained the hope of soon seeing a once lost, but now found, Johnson feature film being returned to the people its Visual History it preserves.

For this exhibit, we’re going to show case an unprecedented number of artifact gifts to an already unprecedented collection…but more on that later…and some glimpses of the other pieces gifted with a discussion of how they will be shaping our volunteer needs for years to come.

If you have significant artifacts you are considering re-homing now or in the future, or if you have talent and the time to share it via Volunteering---we have near & far opportunities---please ask to speak to our director or curator for more information. Every dollar given, and hour loaned,
really does make a world of difference here to the peoples around the world who visit our collections and are inspired to build upon the impactful innovations that Martin + Osa achieved.