In May 2024, the Smithsonian Institution began making its way across South Dakota. The vehicle for this adventure was a Museum on Main Street traveling exhibition tour, Spark! Places of Innovation, highlighting how innovation has shaped small towns across the nation.

The exhibition, examining the ingenuity and tenacity of rural America, will end its road trip at the Great Plains Art Institute at Sinte Gleska University in Mission, where it opens Jan. 18.