Kansas was admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861 making it the 34th state to join the United States. The temporary lobby exhibit for January is from the collection of Prairie Museum of Art and History representing things commonly associated with Kansas - such as sunflowers and windmills.
This is a replica of the 22 foot Ad Astra statue which sits atop the capitol building dome in Topeka. It represents our state motto: Ad astra per astera (to the stars through difficulties).
