Indianapolis Public Library - Central Library, Sept. 19, 2024. Credit: Enrique Saenz/Mirror Indy

A traveling exhibit that investigates the city’s polluted past will be on display at the Indianapolis Central Library, 40 E. St. Clair St., through Aug. 7.

The “Indy Toxic Heritage: Pollution, place and power” exhibit blends history and recent news stories from local communities to show how environmental harm and advocacy for justice have been a part of the city’s past and will be a part of its future.

Liz Kryder-Reid, who is an IU Indianapolis professor of anthropology and museum studies and one of the exhibit’s co-organizers, will hold a talk about the exhibit and related research from 2-3:30 p.m. June 22 at the library. 

For more information, check out the Indy Toxic Heritage exhibit site.

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Mirror Indy reporter Enrique Saenz covers west Indianapolis. Contact him at 317-983-4203 or enrique.saenz@mirrorindy.org. Follow him on Bluesky at @enriquesaenz.bsky.social.

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