Route 66 Exhibit Opening Event

Saturday, February 7, 2026

We had a wonderful opening day. Below is a gallery of photos from the day by Marea Breedlove.

We will celebrate the centennial of Route 66 with our newest exhibit Rhyming & ROMPing on Route 66. On opening day, we will have exhibit tours, a book signing with Jimmie Tramel for “Staying Gold,” the book he co-wrote about S.E. Hinton’s “The Outsiders,” the presentation of the awards for the Route 66 Poem Contest, a reading of the poems, the opening of the new Locust Grove room, music by Tom Henry, a Matchbox car race in front of the museum, refreshments, and more.

Please join us for this free event.