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All Aboard: Our Quad City Locomotive Legacy a new train exhibit at the Putnam Museum in Davenport, IA.

All Aboard: Our Quad City Locomotive Legacy

Dragons: Soaring Across Cultures midlevel stairwell exhibit at the Putnam Museum

DRAGONS: SOARING ACROSS CULTURES

Quad City Innovators exhibit at the Putnam Museum in Davenport IA.

Quad City Innovators

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Garbage Glam fashion show at the Putnam Museum, featuring fashions made of recycled materials

Garbage Glam – A Recycling Fashion Show

IMMERSE program at the Putnam Museum

IMMERSE! Local Students Take Over the Putnam

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Train Time (2D)

September 14, 2024

11:00 am - 11:45 am

September 14, 2024

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Superpower Dogs

September 14, 2024

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child education and programming

Children’s Programs at The Putnam

Greater Kudu on exhibit at the Putnam Museum, in the Hall of Mammals

The Greater Kudu

West African artifacts on display in the Akwaaba: Journey to West Africa exhibit in the World Culture Gallery. A west African woman in traditional dress interacting with a modern tablet. Also included a west African clay bust and black stylized depiction of a female figure with red jewelry accents.

Akwaaba: Journey to West Africa

Muti-cultural children in brightly colored shirts digging for replica dinosaur fossils, with brushes in the outdoor Dino Dig area at the Putnam Museum.

Dino Dig