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From the earliest days in Peanuts , Charles Schulz's girl characters were active in many sports from football to figure skating. Although not always stellar athletes—after all, who can forget Lucy's ineptitude in the right field or Marcie's total bewilderment with sports of all kinds—the girls were equal participants. After Schulz met tennis great Billie Jean King in the 1970s, he highlighted the issue of girls in sports with a multi-day storyline in 1979 about Title IX, the 1972 legislation that bans sex discrimination in schools, whether in academics or athletics. 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the law, a perfect time to learn more about women's sports history and to celebrate Schulz's hilarious, often poignant, and even-handed depiction of girls and sports in Peanuts.

November 30, 2011 to April 2, 2012
Strip Rotation Gallery

In addition to his numerous road trips—including striking out for a visit with Spike in Needles, California; walking south with Woodstock during the migration season; and his ill-fated travels to the Grenoble Olympics in France—Snoopy also set off for the moon! Snoopy’s most famous road trips will be revisited in the 56 original Peanuts strips featured in this exhibition. The full-length animated feature, Snoopy, Come Home!, will run concurrent with this exhibition in the Museum's Theater.

Charles Schulz dedicated his considerable artistic talents to more than just the Peanuts comic strip. He brought joy to friends, fans, and family with gifts of original drawings, cards, and cartoons. While Schulz's wry wit is clearly evident in many of the Peanuts comic strips, perhaps other facets of his personality and relationships, both personal and professional, can be understood from the works displayed in this exhibition.