How to Create an Exhibit What is an

How to Create an Exhibit

What is an Exhibit? • An Exhibit displays items to tell a historical, educational, or personal story. • What story do you want to tell?

What are the Parts of an Exhibit? Labels Artifacts Title Informational Graphics: Charts Photographs Maps Posters

“Montana State Symbols”

In 1895, DATE Montana the chose the SYMBOL Bitterroot as OF the as the TYPE state flower. SYMBOL. The Main Text Label

The Objects

Secondary Labels What is it? Interesting information about the object Bitterroot Name of Object Bitterroots in western One or two grow sentence Montana. They description ofwere the an important source of food object/symbol for early Indian peoples.

Photographs Secondary Label Include: • Brief description • Name of photographer • Where image was created • When image was created • Source (Where you got the image)

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Where to find Montana’s Bitterroot Flower

Montana State Symbols In 1895, the Bitterroot was chosen to be Montana’s state flower. Bitterroots grow in western Montana. They were an important source of food for early Indian peoples. http: //Montana. Kids. com Bitterroots, ready to cook Sacajawea Interpretive, Cultural & Educational Center http: //www. sacajaweacenter. o rg/harvesting-bitterroot/ Where you can find the Bitterroot flower in Montana National Heritage Program Montana FWP 5/17/18 http: //fieldguide. mt. gov/Range. Maps/ Recency. Map_PDPOR 040 D 0_FS. jpg.

Montana State Symbols In 1895, the Bitterroot was chosen to be Montana’s state flower. Bitterroots grow in western Montana. They were an important source of food for early Indian peoples. Bitterroots, ready to cook Sacajawea Interpretive, Cultural & Educational Center http: //www. sacajaweacenter. o rg/harvesting-bitterroot/ Where you can find the Bitterroot flower in Montana National Heritage Program Montana FWP 5/17/18 http: //fieldguide. mt. gov/Range. Maps/ Recency. Map_PDPOR 040 D 0_FS. jpg.

How to Create an Exhibit Was produced by the Montana Historical Society to be used with our hands-on history footlocker, the Symbols of Montana. For more information visit: http: //mhs. mt. gov/education/Handson. History or phone 406 -444 -4789