Idaho State Museum

The Idaho State Museum provides a fun, interactive experience where people of all ages and backgrounds come to explore the story of Idaho. Furthermore, the Museum looks at how Idaho’s unique landscapes have shaped, and continue to shape, our experience. The Museum shows the profound relationship between Idaho’s people and its land have always defined what it means to live here. Through exhibitions, artifacts, and educational programming, the Museum helps Idahoans and visitors understand our story.

Exhibits

The Art of Deco

The exhibition showcases over 40 objects from the museum collection engaging visitors with Art Deco design and the cultures that inspired it. Highlights include a stunning flapper-style gown, children’s toys, “mummy beads”, and more.

A digital StoryMap created by the State Historic Preservation Office offers an in-gallery tour of Art Deco architecture throughout the Gem State. From the Idaho State Museum’s original building façade to the Boundary County Courthouse, visitors will learn how to identify Art Deco in Idaho and understand its lasting influence on material culture across the globe. The Art of Deco Runs through January 14, 2023.

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