Gradually and organically, exhibits we have built around Nez Perce historical and cultural themes have become traveling exhibits.
The descriptions below--along with a virtual version of each one--are all available right now to go to other venues for display. "Nez Perce Music" is a relatively small exhibit that can be quickly mounted in a medium sized space; "Nez Perce In Oregon" is a complicated floor exhibit that can be shown in a small--12 foot x 12 foot--area, but is heavy to ship and takes time to erect. At this point, "Heads and Hearts" is the only exhibit that has been adapted into a "popup" format, and can be easily shipped and erected. The "Nez Perce Treaties" exhibit will be available soon as a popup with five double-sided panels.
The rental cost for these exhibits is basically the cost of transporting and putting the exhibit up.
Please contact us at [email protected] if you're interested in talking to us.
Traveling Exhibit List
Nez Perce: Removal & Return
Built with a grant from the Capitol Foundation, this exhibit was displayed at the Capitol in the fall of 2025. It has also been displayed at Eastern Oregon University and Blue Mountain Community College.
Info: The exhibit consists of one two-sided horizontal panel eight feet long by four feet high, and two tri-panel freestanding pieces seven feet high, with each panel about 34 inches. Images and text are affixed to a wooden structure with birch plywood panels. The entire show can be comfortably displayed in a 12 ft x 12 ft area. The panels are too heavy for easy shipping. Best way is for staff to drive to your venue and do the setup and takedown. Costs are mileage, staff time, and contractor time. Actual setup about 2 hours.
Virtual Exhibit
Heads & Hearts: Seeing the Landscape through Nez Perce Eyes
Our Native knowledge/geology exhibit was launched in Joseph in 2023, and was expanded and shown at OMSI in Portland in January, 2026. A brief "popup" version of "Heads and Hearts" is now available.
Info: It consists of five two-sided panels that are 90 inches high x 34 inches wide. They can be exhibited as a string of five, which means about 20 feet x enough room on both sides to read panels, shipping in 5 soft containers.
Virtual Exhibit
Nez Perce Music: An Historical Sketch
Nez Perce Music has now shown at Eastern Oregon University, the McCall, Idaho public library, and the Roundhouse Foundation headquarters in Sisters, Oregon.
Info: This exhibit consists of 14-16 images and accompanying texts. It requires 30-40 feet of wall space. Images and texts are hung with velcro. Shipping, or one of our staff members hauling and doing the setup, is relatively easy.
Virtual Exhibit
We are currently developing a popup version of "Nez Perce Treaties," and can put together a wall exhibit of 20 panels depicting "Indian Sport."