You might find interesting the following website: http: //www.orensanz.org (Orensanz Foundation for the Arts ) on New York's Lower East Side, and click on programs or events or exhibitions. The building was originally built and used as a synagogue by Congregation Ansche Chesed and opened in 1850. Their website lists past and upcoming programs and shows how "effectively they outreach to their diverse local communities". I am in the process to finish a research paper about the complex history and the Jewish aspect of recent activities, .......if you are interested e-mail me off-list, and I will send it to you. Klara Palotai (NYU) At 09:53 AM 6/21/00 -0400, you wrote: >I am interested in learning about community-based museums, cultural centers >and other types of organizations across the country that have been able to >effectively outreach to their diverse local communities. Whether a >"mainstream" institution or a culturally specific center for arts and >culture, I am most interested in organizations that have been successful at >reaching all types of audiences. > >For example, in Washington, DC the Jewish Cultural Center includes an >exhibition space, public auditorium, gymnasium, gift shop, etc and has been >very successful in its attempts to get "other" communities (not just the >local Jewish community) to utilize the facilities. Are there other examples >like this in the US? I know there must be many. > >I appreciate your feedback and look forward to your responses. > >Best regards, > > <<...>> >John T. Suau >Meetings and Diversity Coordinator >AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS >1575 Eye Street NW, Suite 400 >Washington DC 20005 >Direct: 202.218.7676 >Fax: 202.289.6578 >[log in to unmask] > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).