HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — The public is invited to view Picturing America’s Pastime, an exhibit of 51 photographs from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, sponsored by Relyance Bank, at the Hot Springs Convention Center.
The exhibit is free and open to the public and will run until October 21 at the Convention Center.
“We want everyone to come and see these amazing photographs from baseball’s historic past and be able to connect them to Hot’s Springs’ heritage as the recognized Birthplace of Major League Baseball Spring Training,” said Visit Hot Springs CEO Steve Arrison. “We do insist that everyone wear face covering while in the Convention Center and maintain recommended distancing while viewing the 51 photographs. Hand sanitizers will be available throughout the building
Arrison said the Convention Center will be open for visitors to see the exhibit from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The exhibit also will be available for viewing during Gallery Walks on Friday evening, September 4, and Friday, October 2.
“We ask that visitors enter the building through the main lobby entrance on Convention Boulevard,” Arrison said.
Picturing America’s Pastime features 51 framed photographs representing the Hall of Fame’s collection of approximately 250,000 images. An extension of the Museum’s exhibit in Cooperstown, N.Y., the touring version of Picturing America’s Pastime captures the essence of an exhibit designed to show the historic link between the advent of photography and baseball.
“Some of the greatest photographers of the last 150 years found baseball to be the perfect canvas for their work,” said Erik Strohl, the vice president of exhibitions and collections at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. “The images in Picturing America’s Pastime represent a small sample of the brilliant work we preserve in Cooperstown, and the touring exhibit gives fans all over the country the chance to experience the beauty and power of these photos first-hand.”
For more information call Steve Arrison at 501-321-2027.
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