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February 2010: Newly Reorganized Archives Benefits Museum, Community
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The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in
Detroit, the world's largest institution dedicated to the African American
experience, holds a collection of more than 30,000 artifacts and archival
materials. African textiles and sculptures, items from the diaspora, Malcolm
X’s papers, fine art, music recordings, and many manuscripts, books, and
photographs are housed in a facility the size of two football fields.
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| January 2010
| L.C. Bates Museum |
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The L.C. Bates Museum is one of 2700
institutions that have received Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) awards during the
past 20 years. This article describes the history and accomplishments of the
program. Read more |
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| December 2009
| Queens Museum of Art |
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When the Queens Museum of Art wanted to create an arts education program for immigrant adults, its location in the nation’s most diverse county played a big role in the process. To find a model program, it looked to the Queens Library, which had been providing cultural programming to new immigrants for 30 years. Read more |
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| November 2009
| University of Tennessee |
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Providing community access to
understand how collections are cataloged and handled
can have myriad benefits. When the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute created a
temporary exhibit in which curators and technicians performed cataloging and
preventative conservation work in front of visitors, the results included a
deeper understanding of how museums and cultural centers care for collections. Read more |
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