April at the Museum
This April, experience powerful stories of resilience and creativity at the NVMM.
Celebrate the Month of the Military Child with With Creativity and Humor, A Child of War Finally Tells Her Story, featuring Patricia Wynn Brown’s reflections on overcoming adversity through the arts. Don’t miss Spring Author Night, exploring Kurt Vonnegut’s wartime experiences and his creative connection with artist Syd Solomon. On April 24, don’t miss Scrap Heap, a gripping one-man show on the costs of war, followed by a Veteran-led discussion. Plus, see Syd Solomon: Concealed and Revealed, extended through June 1, offering a vivid portrayal of the complexities of war through abstract art.
With Creativity and Humor, A Child of War Finally Tells Her Story
April 9, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Join us in April, the Month of the Military Child for a special program: “With Creativity and Humor, A Child of War Finally Tells Her Story” Sometimes the service member brings the horrors of war home with them. Patricia Wynn Brown’s talk and reading will show how she learned to not just cope in post WWII America, but thrive with the help of the arts, her imagination, and the blessed gift of humor. A representative from the Department of Veterans Affairs will be on hand to discuss PTSD and the current mental health resources available to service members, Veterans, and their families.
Hosted by National Veterans Memorial and Museum in collaboration with the Ohioana Library
Spring Author Night
April 17, 6:30 p.m.
Our Spring Author Night conversation focuses on Kurt Vonnegut’s wartime experiences, how they shaped and influenced his writing, and the friendship between Syd Solomon and Vonnegut as creatives — including context of Vonnegut’s novel Bluebeard in relation to the NVMM’s current exhibition.
Join us for a discussion between Julia Whitehead, CEO of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library and author of “Breaking Down Vonnegut,” and Michael Jerome Plunkett, Executive Director of the Literature of War Foundation.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and the program begins at 6:30 p.m. General admission is $20 and admission for members, Veterans, and active duty is $15.
“Scrap Heap” OSU Artist Laureate Tour with Kevin McClatchy
April 24, 6 p.m.
Based on a true story, “Scrap Heap” is a turbulent, darkly funny whiplash tour that examines the costs of war and explores the reality of what we ask of service members as well as society’s responsibility in the transition from service to civilian. This event is a 55-minute screening of the one-man show.
© Estate of Syd Solomon. Courtesy Berry Campbell, New York
Syd Solomon: Concealed and Revealed
Exhibition extended through June 1!
Explore the dualities of war — concealment and revelation, chaos and order – as Solomon illustrates the complexities and nuances of military service, providing a visual representation of the psychological and emotional landscapes that Veterans navigate through his abstract art. See it before it’s gone!
