Exhibits

Explore our exhibits tracing the history of Johnson Country from its geological beginnings to the pioneer days to the foot tappin’ fifties!

• Permanent Exhibits
  
  • Early Inhabitants & Pioneer Settlers
  • Pioneer Life in Johnson County
  • Civil War History
  • Victorian Life
  • Johnson County in the 1940s and 50s
  • War and Peace
  • Fabulous 50s
  • Roads, Railways and Runways
• Featured Exhibit

Hands-on Exhibits

We believe kids learn more when they can interact with exhibits, and use their natural curiosity to play, make-believe, and discover. At the Johnson County Museum kids can have fun playing with pioneer and Victorian dress-up clothes, imagining a journey through the wilderness in our life-sized replica of a Conestoga wagon, doing a museum scavenger hunt, and experiencing toys and games from years gone by.

The handprint symbol you see throughout the museum invites young visitors to “Please Touch the Exhibit!”