EVENT
Discovering the Ashton Valve Co
July 16, 2018
7:00PM
A brief history of the Ashton Valve Co and it’s contribution to the age of steam. Using turn of the century advertisements and articles, along with some actual products the company produced, we’ll see how the company responded to the dangers of steam boilers and other issues of the Industrial era.
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Current Exhibit
Moving Water: From Ancient Innovations to Modern Challenges
Ancient civilizations engineered water systems that sustained communities for thousands of years. This exhibition spotlights six places that innovated ways to deliver, and control water for human use. It also looks at how climate change is impacting all of those places, forcing public officials to consider new ways to keep the water flowing.