Hi all,

We have a new permanent exhibit on Vermont's history that opened in March.  
We have the opportunity, through the state Commission on Women and their new 
Women's History Project, to create "something"  to reinforce or emphasize 
the stories of women as featured within the exhibit.  This piece would 
enhance the exhibit experience.  We have not yet decided if we should do 
something for the general public/family audience or for students, or both 
(depending on funding, time, etc.).

Some of the early ideas we have considered are a "gallery guide" with 
supplemental interpretation, questions, a bibliography, etc., a family pack 
of in-gallery activities, or some sort of  scavenger hunt.  For school group 
materials, we thought about  creating some pre- and post- visit activities 
or a special women-focused tour for our docents to present.

I hope that whatever form this takes might become a "template" that we could 
use to take on other themes and elements of Vermont's history using our 
exhibit.

I am seeking information and advice from those of you who have created 
thematic materials that supplement a permanent exhibit (focused on women's 
history or otherwise).  What form did these pieces take?  Have they been 
successful?

Thank you in advance for your help!

Amy Cunningham
Director of Education
Vermont Historical Society

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