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Exhibits The Institute of Texan Cultures maintains exhibits designed to entertain, inspire, and educate. Bring your camera, and be on the lookout for museum docents and interpreters who will share fascinating stories that help bring the museum’s exhibits to life. Buffalo Soldiers: *Discovering Heritage on the Texas Frontier* July 22, 2010 – January 3, 2011 Buffalo Soldiers: Discovering Heritage on the Texas Frontier introduces the people who sought an opportunity to better their lives, and the lives of their descendants, by volunteering for newly created regular U.S. Army units composed of African American soldiers. Following the Civil War, thousands of black men - and at least one woman - enlisted in segregated regiments, and served the United States on the western frontier. One of these regiments, the 9th U.S. Cavalry, deployed to Texas after its formation in 1866 and carried out the role of upholding government policy as America spread across the western frontier. Many would return to Texas after their military service, building new lives for themselves in a changing land. Today, their descendants are rediscovering these soldiers and learning about their family’s role in the creation of Texas and the American frontier. *Lone Star & Eagle* May 29 - Sept. 19, 2010 The Institute of Texan Cultures will showcase the Humanities Texas exhibit Lone Star & Eagle, an exploration of German immigration to Texas. The exhibit takes its name from the iconic images of Texas and German heraldry. German Texans began to arrive in the 1840s. Their ventures into Texas were marred by financial mismanagement and disreputable businessmen. The Fischer-Miller land grant, which was where many Germans settled, was Comanche territory and nearly uninhabitable, however an unbroken treaty paved the way for establishing communities including Fredericksburg, New Braunfels and Sisterdale. The exhibit will include reproductions of archive photographs, newspaper headlines and paintings. The institute contributed archival images to the development of this project. *Play! Opening October 9, 2010* Play! is designed to allow families, school groups and business professionals to explore how people connect socially through play. The exhibit employs larger-than-life games that invite visitors to become part of the experience. *Texas Contemporary Artists Series* Texas is fast becoming one of the most progressive and exciting art scenes on the horizon. The Texas Contemporary Artists Series exhibitions showcase the talents of some of Texas’ premier artists. Henry Cardenas is the current exhibitor. *Living Texas* This exhibit features interpretive areas that offer guests a firsthand view of early Texans in action. *Texans One and All* The museum’s best-known exhibit showcases more than 20 of the original cultural groups who settled in Texas. Guests will be entertained by hundreds of stories of the state's earliest cultural contributors in this entertaining and interactive exhibit. *S.A.V.I.G.* S.A.V.I.G. is San Antonio Virtual & Interactive Geometry. This exhibit provides students of all ages the opportunity to explore the world of geometry through hands-on experiments and interactive and virtual presentations.
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