The national award-winning museum exhibit at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre will come to a close after Sunday, April 11. Honored with the Award of Excellence from the American Association of State and Local History in 2020, “Silent Silos: South Dakota’s Missile Range” will have been on exhibit for nearly two years.
The exhibit focuses on the story of South Dakota’s intercontinental ballistic missile field, the missileers who operated the silos, and it provides the first look that many South Dakotans have had at the equipment and materials underground, from the launch keys to uniforms.
The exhibit is the product of a two-year collaboration between the Museum of the South Dakota State Historical Society and the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site.
The next exhibit in the Hogen Gallery at the museum is “South Dakota’s Wardrobe: Selected Pieces from the Collection” featuring clothing items over time. The exhibit is scheduled to open on June 12, and many of the materials to be exhibited have never been displayed before.
There is now free admission to the museum for all South Dakota residents. Out-of-state adult visitors pay an $8 admission fee or $6 for out-of-state seniors 60-and-older.
The museum is open from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. CDT Monday through Saturday, and 1-4:30 p.m. CDT on Sundays and most holidays. Call 605-773-3458 for more information about exhibits, special events, and upcoming activities. Call 605-773-6000 for information about membership in the State Historical Society.
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