Home » Latest Travel News of America » Smithsonian’s Americans 2025 Exhibition Set to Open in Wellington, Kansas with National Tour, Interactive Installations, and Cultural Programming Thursday, July 31, 2025The Smithsonian Institution brings its highly anticipated traveling exhibition, “Americans 2025,” to Wellington, USA on August 1, 2025. This groundbreaking exhibition is more than a traditional display—it’s a dynamic, immersive trade show experience that invites visitors to reflect on what it means to be American in a rapidly changing world.Key Themes and Experiences in the “Americans 2025” ExhibitionAdvertisement “Americans 2025” explores major themes such as cultural identity, social evolution, innovation, technology, diversity, and civic engagement. Designed to resonate with audiences of all backgrounds, the exhibition offers a rich combination of:Interactive installations that allow participants to shape digital representations of future communitiesMultimedia presentations showcasing stories from across the nation, highlighting voices from urban centers, rural areas, and indigenous communitiesEducational programs and panel discussions led by historians, technologists, and cultural leadersFuturistic exhibits imagining what American life, work, and relationships might look like in the decades ahead.Americans Exhibition – Kansas Tour DatesLocationVenueOpeningClosingLawrenceWatkins Museum of HistoryAug 23, 2025Oct 5, 2025HighlandIowa and Sac & Fox Mission MuseumOct 11, 2025Nov 16, 2025WichitaMid‑America All‑Indian MuseumNov 22, 2025Jan 4, 2026MayettaPrairie Band Potawatomi NationJan 10, 2026Feb 22, 2026SalinaSmoky Hill MuseumFeb 28, 2026Apr 5, 2026LiberalSeward County Community CollegeApr 11, 2026May 24, 2026Bonner SpringsWyandotte County Historical MuseumMay 30, 2026Jul 5, 2026United States: Host Nation of the “Americans 2025” Exhibition TourThe United States is the exclusive host of the “Americans 2025” Smithsonian traveling exhibition, which will tour six Kansas communities—Lawrence, Highland, Wichita, Mayetta, Salina, Liberal, and Bonner Springs—from August 2025 to July 2026. Entirely U.S.-based, the exhibition aims to engage American audiences in exploring the nation’s evolving identity, heritage, and future through interactive displays and cultural programming.“Americans 2025” Smithsonian Exhibition to Tour Kansas CommunitiesHumanities Kansas is partnering with the Smithsonian Institution to bring the traveling exhibition Americans 2025 to six communities across Kansas between August 2025 and July 2026. This initiative invites local towns and cities to host the dynamic exhibit, which explores themes such as American identity, diversity, innovation, and civic life. Through interactive displays, multimedia storytelling, and educational events, Americans 2025 aims to engage Kansans in meaningful conversations about the nation’s evolvi …