The Promise of Liberty Exhibition

Seth Kaller is a special advisor and curator of the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s major exhibition, “The Promise of Liberty,” which opened January 31, 2026 and runs through January 3, 2027.
 
This powerful exhibition looks honestly at America’s aspirations, achievements, contradictions, and unfinished work, inspiring today’s citizens—and tomorrow’s—to imagine a stronger democracy and a more inclusive society.
 
Through a remarkable collection of authentic historic documents, The Promise of Liberty reintroduces the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and other cornerstones of freedom not just as artifacts of the past, but as tools for the present. Democracy is presented as a form of technology—a system designed to solve problems, balance competing interests, and adapt over time.

• Watch Seth discussing the exhibit with PRM board member, Sid Ruckriegel below.

• For details about the exhibition click here. 

Smaller Promise of Liberty exhibits in New York, Connecticut, Boston and other venues will be announced soon.