{"id":1806412,"date":"2022-03-17T10:48:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T14:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1806412"},"modified":"2025-08-01T11:42:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:42:03","slug":"crossings-an-exhibition-at-the-newberry-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/03\/crossings-an-exhibition-at-the-newberry-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Crossings: An Exhibition at the Newberry Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crossings: Mapping American Journeys<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, is an exhibition at Chicago\u2019s Newberry Library that explores cross-country journeys of various kinds.<\/p>\n

Maps, guidebooks, travelogues, postcards, and more from the Newberry\u2019s collection recreate travelers\u2019 experiences along the northern and southern borders of the US, across the continent\u2019s interior, and up and down the Mississippi River.<\/p>\n

These cross-country paths have been in use for centuries whether by water, railroad, car, or airplane. And they\u2019ve remained remarkably consistent despite changes in transportation, commerce, and the people who\u2019ve used them.<\/p>\n

But not everyone has experienced travel and mobility equally. The same paths meant \u201cdiscovery\u201d to the European explorer, freedom to the enslaved, and loss and removal for Indigenous nations.<\/p>\n

Crossings<\/em> shows how centuries of movement\u2014from the Lewis and Clark expedition to the American road trip\u2014have forged deep relationships between people and places that survive to this day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Crossings<\/em> opened on February 25 and runs until June 25. Free admission; masks required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Crossings: Mapping American Journeys, is an exhibition at Chicago\u2019s Newberry Library that explores cross-country journeys of various kinds. Maps, guidebooks, travelogues, postcards, and more from the Newberry\u2019s collection recreate travelers\u2019 experiences along the northern and… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,627,470],"tags":[506,50,48,1703,158],"class_list":["post-1806412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-antique-maps","category-tourist-maps","category-travel","tag-chicago","tag-exhibitions","tag-libraries","tag-newberry","tag-usa","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1844805,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2025\/08\/at-the-newberry-in-october\/","url_meta":{"origin":1806412,"position":0},"title":"At the Newberry in October","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"1 August 2025","format":"link","excerpt":"Several things coming up at Chicago\u2019s Newberry Library in October: An exhibition, Mapping Outside the Lines, runs from 9 October 2025 to 14 February 26 at the Newberry\u2019s Trienens Galleries. 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