On Display Now
Around the World by Sea and Land: Mementos from the Global Travels of Flora Townsend Little and Walter Little
You may know Flora Townsend Little as the Bridgewater Public Library benefactor, but this lifelong Bridgewater resident was also an avid traveler. She and her husband, Walter, encountered people, places, and historic events on their many trips around the world.
In this archival exhibit, global treasures are on display: Mexican textiles, Chinese ivory figurines, wooden sculptures from Bali, and a Tibetan amulet box are just a few of the items that Flora and Walter Little collected on their travels. In addition to their mementos, visitors can also see recently-digitized films that Ms. Little took during their travels.
While touring the exhibit, ask yourself: Why is travel so popular, both then and now? Why do we dream of foreign lands? What do we hope to find there? And why is it such a relief to come home?
Around the World by Sea and Land will be on view in the library exhibit space until mid-August.
