The following is a press release from the federal Institute of Museum
and Library Services (IMLS). You can also read an HTML version of the
release on the IMLS Web site at:
http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/current/061405.htm
June 14, 2005
Press Contacts
202/653-4632
Eileen Maxwell [log in to unmask]
Mamie Bittner [log in to unmask]
New IMLS Publication: African American History & Culture in Museums:
Strategic Crossroads and New Opportunities
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new publication, African American History & Culture
in Museums: Strategic Crossroads and New Opportunities, is available
from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The reports
results from a day-long forum where 30 invitees-leaders in the African
American museum community and the museum community at large-explored the
evolving role of African American museums, their contributions, and
their challenges. The session was a critical listening opportunity for
IMLS staff and will be used to help make connections between IMLS
programs and the needs of the African American museum community. A clear
outcome of the meeting was that IMLS must continue to work closely with
the African American museum community to raise awareness about its
existing grant opportunities and to create new ones.
"African American museums are catalysts for deepening appreciation and
understanding of the African American experience and they play an
essential role in the creation of scholarship, the stewardship of
collections, and the development of public programs," writes Robert
Martin, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, in the
preface of the report. "As such, these museums are a vital component in
the ongoing effort of our country to create "a Nation of Learners"-- an
effort that is the central mission of the IMLS."
This report, along with other discussions and consultations, will also
help guide IMLS in the development of a new grant program that seeks to
recognize and support the role of African American museums in
communities across the United States as authorized by The National
Museum of African American History and Culture Act.
To obtain free copies of the report, email the Institute of Museum and
Library Services at [log in to unmask], or access it electronically from
the agency Web site at:
http://www.imls.gov/pubs/pdf/African_American_Museums.pdf
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is an independent federal
grant-making agency dedicated to creating and sustaining a nation of
learners by helping libraries and museums serve their communities. The
Institute fosters leadership, innovation, and a lifetime of learning by
supporting the nation's 15,000 museums and 122,000 libraries. The
Institute also encourages partnerships to expand the educational benefit
of libraries and museums. To learn more about the Institute, please
visit http://www.imls.gov.
Eileen Maxwell
Public Affairs Officer
Institute of Museum and Library Services
1800 M Street, NW
9th Floor
Washington, DC 20036-5802
202-653-4632
202-653-4600(fax)
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