Voices and Votes: Democracy in America
Coming to the Prindle Institute in Fall 2026, Voices and Votes: Democracy in America explores nearly 250 years of the nation’s ongoing experiment in self-government. Developed by the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street in partnership with Indiana Humanities, this interactive exhibition invites visitors to reflect on the freedoms, struggles, and responsibilities that define civic life. Through historical artifacts, multimedia installations, and stories of revolution, suffrage, protest, and reform, Voices and Votes asks how each generation shapes—and reshapes—democracy. Presented in collaboration with the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, the Putnam County Museum, the Greencastle League of Women Voters, and the Putnam County Public Library, this national touring exhibit transforms the Institute into a gathering place for reflection, conversation, and community action.