Going Places: Transportation Toys of the Past
On View August 16, 2025 Through July 5, 2026
Located in the Discovery Gallery
Celebrate the artistry, innovation, and cultural significance of toy vehicles across history, and how they reflect our evolving dreams of exploration and adventure.
Welcome to Going Places, an exhibition that explores the intersection of childhood wonder and human mobility.
From miniature wagons and horse-drawn carriages to sleek race cars, trains, planes, and spacecraft, toys have mirrored advancements in transportation while inspiring countless young minds to be pioneers, drivers, pilots, and adventurers.
We can trace technological progress and shifting societal values through these cherished items. Many artists draw inspiration from their childhood toys; a connection vividly illustrated in Michael Stone's artwork displayed alongside these objects.
As you wander through the exhibition of transportation toys from the collections of LASM, LSU Museum of Art, and the Greater Baton Rouge Model Railroaders at The Old Hickory Train Museum, consider how these toys have shaped your imagination and dreams of the open road, the sky above, or even the stars beyond.
Celebrate the artistry, innovation, and cultural significance of toy vehicles across history, and how they reflect our evolving dreams of exploration and adventure.
Welcome to Going Places, an exhibition that explores the intersection of childhood wonder and human mobility.
From miniature wagons and horse-drawn carriages to sleek race cars, trains, planes, and spacecraft, toys have mirrored advancements in transportation while inspiring countless young minds to be pioneers, drivers, pilots, and adventurers.
We can trace technological progress and shifting societal values through these cherished items. Many artists draw inspiration from their childhood toys; a connection vividly illustrated in Michael Stone's artwork displayed alongside these objects.
As you wander through the exhibition of transportation toys from the collections of LASM, LSU Museum of Art, and the Greater Baton Rouge Model Railroaders at The Old Hickory Train Museum, consider how these toys have shaped your imagination and dreams of the open road, the sky above, or even the stars beyond.
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