Do you have a Route 66 artifact or story you want to share? The University of Tulsa wants to hear from you.
“The Route 66: Lost, Found Office” is a new participatory artwork by museum engagement expert Adam Rozan, a 2026 J. Donald Feagin Visiting Artist at TU. Students in TU’s Arts, Culture & Entertainment Management program are assisting.
The project invites anyone who lives along or has visited Route 66 to consider two simple questions: What have you lost? What have you found?
Starting Nov. 6, Tulsans can donate their found objects and share their lost or found stories to help build the month-long pop-up exhibit at Mother Road Market, 1124 S. Lewis Ave. Rozan will host a talk about the project at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 5 inside Tyrell Hall on the TU campus. It is open to the public and free to attend.
Objects could be a menu from a favorite diner, a wedding dress or a postcard found at a flea market. Stories may be about any personal connection to the Mother Road, like loved shops or stops, or perhaps relationships lost and/or found along Route 66, which is finishing its centennial celebration in 2026. Exhibit visitors will be able to explore the objects and stories others have shared, add something of their own and help shape the project as it grows.
Collection days are every Friday in October from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mother Road Market or can be submitted online here. Stories and objects will continue to be gathered and added to the collection through Dec. 11.
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