Not exactly what you have in mind, but there was the very popular Yankee
Re-Mix exhibit done by SPNEA and MassMOMA. Also, I heard that the Sixth
Floor Museum (Dallas) and the Andy Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh) were
collaborating on an exhibit on Jackie Kennedy.
Harry Klinkhamer
Program Officer
American Association for
State and Local History
1717 Church St.
Nashville, TN 37203-2991
615-320-3203
FAX: 615-327-9013
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Have you read a good book lately?
www.aaslh.org/ambooks.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Amy Scrivner" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 4:54 PM
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Examples of multi-museum exhibit collaborations
Hello,
My institution, Cincinnati Museum Center, is collaborating with the
Cincinnati Art Museum and the soon-to-open National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center on an exhibition project focusing on the life and work of
James Presley Ball (1825-1904), a free black man during the time of slavery
who became an internationally recognized photographer, abolitionist, and
entrepreneur (in a nutshell...) A significant part of Ball's early career
was spent in Cincinnati where he opened several studios. We've also
talked about how to expand this focus to potentially include a broader look
at 19th-century African American photographers.
Our institutions envision developing two temporary exhibitions, one at the
Cincinnati Art Museum and the other at Cincinnati Museum Center. The
Freedom Center will spearhead public programming. After the temporary local
exhibits close, each org will launch a traveling exhibit (one focused on
art/aesthetics, the other more foucsed on an historical perspective of Ball,
19th-century AfAm photographers, social history of the time, etc.) We just
received an NEH Consultation grant and are in the process of working with
consultants and further defining themes, etc.
The planning team would like to ask the Museum Listserv if there are any
institutions who have embarked on similar projects involving several
institutions focused on a specific issue/person/event/theme etc. with each
offering a different approach to the subject. We are interested in
marketing efforts, success/failure stories, feedback from
visitors/participants, etc. Any input you could share is much appreciated
by our planning team.
Hope this makes sense....we just ended an all day planning session on our
project and our heads are buzzing with ideas!
Thanks for your time. (And, if anyone would like additional information on
our project feel free to email me off-list.)
Sincerely,
> Amy C. Scrivner
> Development Manager of Government Funding
> Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
> 1301 Western Avenue
> Cincinnati, OH 45203
> (513) 287-7042
> (513) 287-7036 fax
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treasure, hosting 1.4 million visitors, 145,000 school children, and over
700 community events annually. Originally built in 1933 as the Union
Terminal train station, the building is a National Historic Landmark and was
renovated and reopened as Cincinnati Museum Center in 1990. For more
information, call (513) 287-7000 or 1-800-733-2077 or visit our website at
www.cincymuseum.org
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