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Mumentous Cultural Heritage Exhibit at Cedar Hill Museum of History, Cedar Hill, TX


  • Cedar Hill Museum of History 409 Texas Street Cedar Hill, TX, 75104 United States (map)

Flip through your yearbooks, put on your letter jacket, pull your mum out of storage, then take a trip down memory lane with friends and family at MUMENTOUS at the Cedar Hill Museum of History in historic downtown Cedar Hill.

MUMENTOUS: Football, Glue Guns, Moms, and a Super-Sized High School Tradition Born Deep in the Heart of Texas is a traveling exhibit of the Texas Lakes Trail Region.

“There’s just something about this exhibit that inspires people to share memories of their high school years,” said Jill Campbell Jordan, Executive Director of Texas Lakes Trail. “That is what I love the most about it: the shared experience.”

MUMENTOUS the Cultural Heritage Exhibit explores the evolution of Texas high school homecoming mums from their humble beginnings in the 1920s through today’s highly-varied practices. The exhibit’s photography and narratives touch on a number of topics including the emergence of high school football, fan and pop culture, the DIY movement, entrepreneurship, and women as tradition-keepers. MUMENTOUS is a collaboration between the Texas Lakes Trail Region, author Amy J. Schultz, and the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries Special Collections.


Exhibit dates: March 25 - August 10, 2024
Museum hours are Monday from 10am-12 noon and by appointment

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