A section pertaining to water’s inspirations on humanity is on display at Old City Hall in Denham Springs as part of the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit.
A painting of a Louisiana swamp scene hangs on three canvases in the Old City Hall Museum as part of the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit, which will run at the museum from Aug. 11 through Sept. 22. The painting was done by Gwen Bennett. At the end stands a pirogue made by Jules Lambert.
Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks addresses those in attendance while standing outside Old City Hall in Denham Springs during the opening ceremony of the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit on Saturday, Aug. 11.
Denham Springs Mayor Gerard Landry speaks from the steps outside Old City Hall during the opening ceremony for the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit on Saturday, Aug. 11.
A spectator gazes at photographs that were taken in the aftermath of the Great Flood of 2016. The photos are hanging in the Old City Hall Museum in Denham Springs and are being included in the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit, which opened Saturday, Aug. 11.
A painting of a steam boat on a river, painted by Lionel Kabel, hangs inside the Old City Hall Museum in Denham Springs as part of the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit that runs Aug. 11 through Sept. 22.
Miranda Restovic, president/executive director for the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, speaks outside Old City Hall in Denham Springs during the opening ceremony for the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit on Saturday, Aug. 11.
A spectator looks inside the glass display case that holds a handmade pirogue and books about pirogue making. The display case and its contents are part of the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit at Old City Hall in Denham Springs. The exhibit opened Aug. 11 and will end Sept. 22.
Denham Springs City Councilman Jeff Wesley looks at a piece of artwork a local high schooler made for the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit at Old City Hall.
Two panels explaining different properties and characteristics of water are displayed in the Old City Hall Museum in Denham Springs as part of the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit, which runs Aug. 11 through Sept. 22.
A panel showing the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Salish Sea's outlet to the Pacific Ocean, is included in the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit at the Old City Hall Museum in Denham Springs.
Visitors to the Old City Hall Museum look at one of the touch-screen kiosks that are on display as part of the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit, which runs Aug. 11 through Sept. 22.
Included in the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit at the Old City Hall Museum in Denham Springs is a section pertaining to “finding comfort and purpose in water.” Pictured are people enjoying recreational activities that take place in or are around water.
A quote, attributed to philosopher/poet Lao Tzu, pertaining to the power and flexibility of water is displayed in the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit at Old City Hall in Denham Springs.
Object found in New Mexico, Iowa, Soth Carolina, Georgia and New England are displayed in a glass case at Old City Hall in Denham Springs as part of the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit, which opened Aug. 11 and ends Sept. 22.
Pictured is one of the kiosks on display at the Old City Hall Museum in Denham Springs as part of the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit, which opened Aug. 11 and ends Sept. 22.
Pictured are letters of personal accounts of the Great Flood of 2016. The typed letters are part of the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit at Old City Hall in Denham Springs.
A section pertaining to local customs tied to water is displayed at the Old City Hall Museum in Denham Springs as part of the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit, which runs Aug. 11 through Sept. 22.
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, middle, speaks inside the Old City Hall Museum in Denham Springs during the opening cermeony of the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit on Saturday, Aug. 11.
A pirogue made out of cypress wood is rests on a glass display case in Old City Hall in Denham Springs as part of the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit, which runs Aug. 11 through Sept. 22.
Marian Landry looks through a book featuring a collection of photographs from the Great Flood of 2016. The book, “Rising Above: The Great Flood of 2016” by Adin Putnam, is on display at the Old City Hall Museum in Denham Springs as part of the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit.
A section pertaining to the power of water, for both health and energy purposes, is included in the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit at the Old City Hall Museum in Denham Springs.
A section pertaining to glaciers and glacial ice is displayed in Old City Hall in Denham Springs as part of the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit, which runs Aug. 11 through Sept. 22.
The Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit is currently on display at the Old City Hall Museum in Denham Springs. The exhibit opened Aug. 11 and will end Sept. 22.
Members of the Walker High Junior ROTC program take a picture on the steps inside Old City Hall. The students volunteered during the opening ceremony for the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit on Saturday, Aug. 11.
A collection of photographs taken during and after the Great Flood of 2016 is included in the Smithsonian's Water/Ways Exhibit at Old City Hall in Denham Springs.
Pictured is part of the Smithsonian’s acclaimed Water/Ways Exhibit that will be held at the Old City Hall Museum in the Denham Springs Antique Village from Aug. 11 through Sept. 22. The traveling exhibit, one of just six in the state, will begin with a ceremony honoring first responders of the Great Flood of 2016. The ceremony will take place from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11.
Pictured is part of the Smithsonian’s acclaimed Water/Ways Exhibit that will be held at the Old City Hall Museum in the Denham Springs Antique Village from Aug. 11 through Sept. 22. The traveling exhibit, one of just six in the state, will begin with a ceremony honoring first responders of the Great Flood of 2016. The ceremony will take place from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11.
Pictured is part of the Smithsonian’s acclaimed Water/Ways Exhibit that will be held at the Old City Hall Museum in the Denham Springs Antique Village from Aug. 11 through Sept. 22. The traveling exhibit, one of just six in the state, will begin with a ceremony honoring first responders of the Great Flood of 2016. The ceremony will take place from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11.
Pictured is part of the Smithsonian’s acclaimed Water/Ways Exhibit that will be held at the Old City Hall Museum in the Denham Springs Antique Village from Aug. 11 through Sept. 22. The traveling exhibit, one of just six in the state, will begin with a ceremony honoring first responders of the Great Flood of 2016. The ceremony will take place from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11.
