Back by Popular Demand runs until Aug. 4.

Visitors frequently ask the High Point Museum staff, “What happened to that old so and so that used to be on display?  I’d really like to see it again.”  In response to this question, the High Point Museum brought back some of its most popular artifacts for an encore in its new exhibit Back by Popular Demand. 

Selecting which artifacts to use in an exhibit is an important task.  The Museum houses a collection containing over 30,000 artifacts.  Of these, only an estimated five percent can ever be on display at a given time. With this information in mind, the Museum invited the community to take part in the selection of artifacts for its new exhibit.

The Museum wanted to know which of its artifacts people wanted to see, and even more importantly they wanted to know why.  The collection of objects nominated ranges from vintage toys to archaeological findings.  Through the artifacts, and the stories behind them, visitors will see that this eclectic group of artifacts has one thing in common--each object is special to someone.