UINTA COUNTYMUSEUM

1020 Front Street, Evanston WY 82930

307/789-8248 * fax 307/789-4807 * museum@uintanet.com

PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release

CONTACT:   Barbara Allen Bogart

DATE:            May 27, 2009

TRAVELING EXHIBIT ON THE ATOMIC AGE OPENS AT UINTA COUNTY MUSEUM

American citizens today are living with the fear of harm at the hands of terrorists.  But 50 years ago, at the height of the Cold War, they lived under threat of nuclear war.  “The Life Atomic: Growing Up in the Shadow of the A-Bomb” is a new traveling exhibit at the UintaCountyMuseum that explores life during that period.

It was a time when anxious citizens built bomb shelters and children were trained to “duck and cover” at school.  During the late 1950s and early 1960s, virtually every aspect of American popular culture, including movies and toys, was affected by an awareness of the A-bomb. 

The exhibit examines topics such as the Trinity test in 1945, above-ground atomic testing, civil defense, and public fascination with atomic technology.  Included in the exhibit is a model bomb shelter typical of the period.

“The Life Atomic” was created by the RogersHistoricalMuseum in Rogers, Arkansas with a grant from the Institute for Museum & Library Services.  It is on exhibit at the UintaCountyMuseum from June 1 through July 11. 

The Museum is located at 1020 Front Street in downtown Evanston.  It is open Monday through Friday from 9 to 5 and Saturday from 10 to 4.  For more information about this exhibit or any other Museum exhibits or programs, contact the Museum at 307/789-8248 or museum@uintanet.com.

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