And Mary's made some good points, too. Josephine
*Josephine Jones* | Director of Programs & Center for the Book | Colorado
Humanities
[log in to unmask] | coloradohumanities.org
7935 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 450, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
p 303 894 7951 x15 | f 303 864 9361
<https://twitter.com/cohumanities?lang=en>
<https://www.facebook.com/Colorado-Humanities-Center-for-the-Book-121288547908926/>
View the *Colorado Book Awards facebook stream
<https://www.facebook.com/cohumanities/videos/1325306114173824/> *at
https://www.facebook.com/cohumanities/videos/1325306114173824/
.
On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 2:48 PM, Josephine Jones <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Just a quick *Amen!* to Jama's response from Colorado Humanities staff.
> We are polling hosts to find out what they think, too.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Josephine
>
>
> *Josephine Jones* | Director of Programs & Center for the Book | Colorado
> Humanities
> [log in to unmask] | coloradohumanities.org
> 7935 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 450, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
> p 303 894 7951 x15 <(303)%20894-7951> | f 303 864 9361
> <(303)%20864-9361>
>
> <https://twitter.com/cohumanities?lang=en>
> <https://www.facebook.com/Colorado-Humanities-Center-for-the-Book-121288547908926/>
>
> View the *Colorado Book Awards facebook stream
> <https://www.facebook.com/cohumanities/videos/1325306114173824/> *at
> https://www.facebook.com/cohumanities/videos/1325306114173824/
>
> .
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 1:46 PM, Jama Best <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Carol,
>>
>> Great idea! The MoMS Exhibition Starter Kits would offer a greater
>> number of small museums a wide variety of exhibitions that are affordable
>> and less spatially challenging for some.
>>
>> At the Arkansas Humanities Council we offer traveling exhibitions on
>> loan. These are very popular and museums are always looking for new topics
>> to showcase within their museums. With a MoMS Exhibition Starter Kit I
>> believe these would be even more appealing given they would be partnering
>> with the MoMS which brings prestige, excellent content, and resources. The
>> accompanying community specific exhibition, events, and programming is the
>> icing on the cake. We've certainly seen this over the course of the last
>> few weeks while hosting *Hometown Teams *in Arkansas.
>>
>> If the cost is kept at a minimum, this should allow more museums with
>> small budgets to acquire funds through fundraising efforts, grants, and/or
>> donations without time constraints.
>>
>> State councils can be involved through promotion, financial support
>> through grants or partnerships, and organizing professional development
>> opportunities. If not, I still believe small museums would be very excited
>> about the possibilities of a MoMS Starter Kit without a doubt.
>>
>>
>> 1. Do you want to be involved in promoting these kits within your
>> state? *Yes.*
>> 2. Do you see this as an opportunity for accompanying humanities
>> public programs and to reach more communities? *Absolutely!*
>> 3. Do you worry that these exhibits would compete against MoMS
>> traveling exhibitions? *No. *
>> 4. We anticipate the exhibition fee to license this content for the
>> host museums would be about $500 per venue, plus construction costs. Does
>> this seem reasonable for the size and budgets of typical MoMS venues?
>> *Yes.*
>> 5. Should we be thinking about a way for MoMS to develop exhibitions
>> like this for councils to travel statewide? *Yes. *Or, do you like
>> this model that results in non-traveling venue specific exhibitions that
>> require less council support and staff time? *Offering the option
>> for councils to have one or more kits available for loan would be an
>> option. This would be good in case there are small museums who lack the
>> funding and/or staff to adequately fund raise. I think it's also good to
>> offer small museums the ability to acquire kits that they can purchase and
>> use initially and in the future.*
>>
>>
>> Again, this is an excellent idea...full steam ahead! If there is
>> anything I may do to assist please don't hesitate to contact me.
>>
>> Jama
>>
>>
>> Jama Best | Senior Program Officer
>> Arkansas Humanities Council
>> 407 President Clinton Avenue, Suite 201, Little Rock, AR 72201
>> E: [log in to unmask] | P: 501.320.5761 <(501)%20320-5761> | F:
>> 501.537.4550 <(501)%20537-4550>
>> Arkansas Humanities Council
>> www.arkansashumanitiescouncil.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* "Harsh, Carol" <[log in to unmask]>
>> *To:* [log in to unmask]
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 26, 2017 11:43 AM
>> *Subject:* MoMS Exhibition Starter Kits - need your guidance
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> In an effort to find cost-effective ways to provide services to our small
>> museum partners, the MoMS team has been thinking for quite some time about
>> what we can do with content from past MoMS exhibitions. We would love to
>> get your reaction to the idea of MoMS Exhibition Starter Kits. We need your
>> input about what role state humanities councils could play in this endeavor.
>>
>> Drawing on content from past MoMS exhibitions, these skeletal,
>> build-it-yourself exhibitions would be designed for small museums. MoMS
>> would provide the curatorial framework for the exhibition and host museums
>> would be invited to add additional content--such as historical images, art
>> and artifacts, video clips, and quotes from oral histories—that feature
>> their local history and culture. The end result would be a unique
>> exhibition developed in partnership with the Smithsonian that features
>> collections and stories in an exhibition framework that gives national
>> context to a local story.
>>
>> The MoMS Exhibition Starter Kits would be a digital suite of items and
>> instructions for developing exhibition and include such things as:
>> · Digital files for curated text panels with a national scope
>> · Sample photographs to supplement local collections
>> · Digital audio-visual content relevant to the exhibition theme
>> (hardware would be provided by the host museum)
>> · Graphic package of design elements (such as logos, paint
>> colors, build-it-yourself instructions)
>> · Sample quotes for printing on vinyl for wall applications
>> · Exhibition teacher guides
>> · Suggestions for local research, story collection and suggested
>> list of artifacts to include
>> · Bibliography for books for adults, young readers, and children
>> · Filmograhy, educational resources, and program ideas to
>> complement the exhibition
>>
>> By using MoMS Exhibition Starter Kits, host museums would have the
>> opportunity to keep the exhibitions up for an extended period of time and
>> plan to host other build-it yourself exhibitions in a rotating basis, in
>> addition, of course, to hosting MoMS traveling exhibitions.
>>
>> First, we would love to hear your reaction to this idea and how you
>> believe host museums could or would use such a resource.
>>
>> Secondly, we want to explore with you how state humanities councils could
>> be involved. If it is decided that we move forward with these MoMS Starter
>> Kits,
>>
>> 1. Do you want to be involved in promoting these kits within your
>> state?
>> 2. Do you see this as an opportunity for accompanying humanities
>> public programs and to reach more communities?
>> 3. Do you worry that these exhibits would compete against MoMS
>> traveling exhibitions?
>> 4. We anticipate the exhibition fee to license this content for the
>> host museums would be about $500 per venue, plus construction costs. Does
>> this seem reasonable for the size and budgets of typical MoMS venues?
>> 5. Should we be thinking about a way for MoMS to develop exhibitions
>> like this for councils to travel statewide? Or, do you like this model that
>> results in non-traveling venue specific exhibitions that require less
>> council support and staff time?
>>
>>
>> We look forward to hearing your good ideas and counsel as we think this
>> out. Responding on the listserv will allow a good exchange of ideas.
>> However, if you prefer to reach out to us directly you can certainly
>> respond to me at [log in to unmask] (please cc Selwyn Ramp at [log in to unmask]).
>>
>> With warm regards,
>>
>>
>> Carol G. Harsh
>> Director, Museum on Main Street and Special Projects
>> Smithsonian Institution, SITES
>> P.O. Box 37012 MRC 941
>> Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
>>
>> Deliveries
>> 470 L’Enfant Plaza, SW
>> Suite 7103
>> Washington, D.C. 20024
>>
>> Tel: 202-633-5333 <(202)%20633-5333>
>> Fax: 202-633-5344 <(202)%20633-5344>
>> www.museumonmainstreet.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
|
