Atkins-Johnson
Farm and Museum
Current Exhibit
The Age of Progressive Reform, Creating Modern America from 1900-1917
July 6 - July 30
The Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum will host The Age of Progressive Reform: Creating Modern America, 1900-1917, which was produced by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. In the 35 years before 1900, America was transformed into a modern, industrial society. Thousands of unskilled workers labored for new corporations and deep divides separated wealthy capitalists and poor workers. Urban growth paralleled industrial development. Cities became home to communities of workers and migrants from all over the world. For many, the new industrial order ruptured past ways of life. During the Progressive Era, a broad-ranging reform movement worked to make government more democratic, to lessen the effects of industrialization, and to regulate business.
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Upcoming Exhibits...
2022 Exhibit Schedule
Clay County Bicentennial: The Exhibit
April 6 - June 25
The Age of Progressive Reform, Creating Modern America from 1900-1917
July 6 - July 30
Atkins-Johnson Through the Eyes of Young Artist
August 3 - October 29
Holiday Toys
November 9 - December 10
Past Exhibits
A Place for All People: Introducing the National Museum of African American History
August 4 - October 23, 2021
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Mapping Missouri: Maps from the Collection of the Missouri State Archives
September 30 - December 12, 2015
A Shadow Over the Earth: The Life and Death of Passenger Pigeon
September 24 - December 13, 2014
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Farm Life: A Century of Change for Farm Families and Their Neighbors
April 27 - August 31, 2013