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The Belton Area Museum Association (BAMA) is excited to be hosting the Smithsonian travelling exhibit, Spark! Places of Innovation March 2 - April 12.This exhibit explores the unique combination of places, people, and circumstances that sparks innovation and invention in rural communities. Photographs, engaging interactives, objects, videos, and digital stories bring a multilayered experience to reveal the leaders, challenges, successes, and future of innovation in each town.
The exhibit opens with a free community celebration on Sunday, March 2, from 3-5 pm. In addition to the large panels and interactive displays from the Smithsonian, there will also be displays celebrating the many ways Beltonians have used creativity and innovation in everything from industry to music and the arts.
Included in the local content, visitors will be able to watch interviews about the integration of the local schools, conducted by Belton Middle School students. They can check out inventions designed by students at the career centers in Anderson County this year. Attendees can meet entrepreneurs and inventors who have obtained patents for their ideas and learn about their experiences with the process. There will also be an opportunity for people to create their own invention.
The exhibit will be open through April 12, 2025. Make plans to stop by to see this exciting exhibit and learn about the imaginative ways people have used their creative spark.
The museum is open Wednesday-Friday 9 am-2 pm, and Saturdays 10 am-12 noon. Special tours can be arranged at other times by contacting the museum at 864-338-7400 or emailing [email protected].
The exhibit is free to visit thanks to our sponsors: Humanities SC, WebbCraft Family Foundation, BOSCH, City of Belton HTAX and Anderson County ATAX.
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100 N Main St, Belton, SC, United States, South Carolina 29627
