Open free to the public

Milton Hershey established the American Indian Museum in 1933 with assistance from a knowledgeable collector who had first-hand experience with native cultures. This fall, The Hershey Story is proud to display artifacts from this founding museum collection in the special exhibit “Indians and Animals: Sharing the Earth as Equals.”

The exhibit displays objects from five cultural regions: Eastern Woodlands, Great Plains, Southwest, Northwest Coast and Arctic. Many of the objects, such as deer skin moccasins, a buffalo hide saddle, and bone harpoon points illustrate how animals were transformed into everyday necessities. Other objects, such as totem poles and pottery, reflect the beauty that the Indians saw in the animal life that surrounded them.

The exhibit is open through November 20, 2011. It is located in the Special Exhibit Gallery in the Grand Lobby.