Museum explores social movements
redlandsdailyfacts.com | Mar 5th 2011 9:41 AM
REDLANDS - "Turn, Turn, Turn: Social Movements 1965-75," a new exhibit at
the county museum, is turning back the clock.
The San Bernardino County Museum is taking a trip back in time, to look at
some of the social movements in the 1960s and 1970s that helped to shape the
world today. From civil rights to women's rights, free speech and anti-war
protests, the museum will exhibit photographs, memoirs and artifacts from
the time period.
"(The exhibit looks at) what people in our region did in solidarity with
others outside (San Bernardino County)," said Michele Nielsen, the museum's
curator of history.
"Turn, Turn, Turn" has three sections, which show the viewer what life was
like during this era, and how events like the Chicano Movement and
demonstrations shifted the course of not just the United States, but the
whole world.
"We took our exhibit title from a song popularized in 1965 by the Byrds,"
said Nielsen. "The song was written by Pete Seeger, but the lyrics are
adapted from Ecclesiastes. `To every thing there is a season and time to
every purpose' is a fitting description of the exhibit decade."
"Scene in the Sun" is an exhibit that uses archival photography from the San
Bernardino Sun-Telegram newspaper from 1965-75. Images of Loma Linda doctors
protesting the war outside of Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino will
be on display, as well as Earth Day activities in Rialto, peace marches in
Riverside, and many more will
be on display.
"Community Chronicles" will use images and artifacts to illustrate personal
histories from residents in the Inland Empire. This portion of the exhibit
will connect local occurrences with national issues. Students from the
University of Redlands' Johnston Center and others will show their artwork
and writings.
"Chicano Photographer 1970-75" is a gallery created by Jesus Manuel Mena
Garza, a photojournalist and activist. Garza took photos of important
figures like Cesar Chavez as he documented the experiences and struggles of
Chicanos in California, across the country, and in Mexico.
The museum also offers time lines of events and movements, from political to
social, and even popular culture changes.
"The results of what happened in that time period are open to
interpretation," said Nielsen, who said she looks forward to hearing
personal responses to the exhibit.
Media Specialist Jennifer Reynolds is similarly excited about working on
"Turn, Turn, Turn."
"I'm having so much fun working with Michele on this exhibit," Reynolds
said.
Nielsen invites viewers to talk about how the social movements of the past
affect their lives now, giving Earth Day as an example.
The first Earth Day took place in the 1970s, she said, giving way to
conscious recycling, and the famous "give a hoot, don't pollute" campaign.
She has her own favorites parts of the exhibit.
"The photographs are wonderful," Nielsen said. "The personal accounts are
what breathes life into this subject."
E-mail Staff Writer Molly Davis at [email protected]
Want to go?
"Turn, Turn, Turn: Social Movements 1965-75" will be on display at the San
Bernardino County Museum from March 26 to Nov. 6. Hours are Tuesdays through
Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is $8 adults, $6 seniors or military, $5 students, $4 children
ages 5-12. Children age 4 and under are free.
For more information, call 909-307-2669.
The museum is at 2024 Orange Tree Lane in Redlands.
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