Carol:
AHF has committed to MoMS
exhibitions in 2011 & 2013 so we cannot afford another exhibition during
the same years. Yes, we would be interested in the Civil War anniversary
exhibition because there is a “Becoming Alabama” collaboration of
all cultural organizations to commemorate historic events from the Creek War,
Civil War and Civil Rights Movement. This would be a great exhibition for
AHF to host for “Becoming Alabama,” but it would be 2015.
Susan Perry
Grants Director
Alabama
Humanities Foundation
1100 Ireland
Way, Suite 101
Birmingham, AL
35205
(205) 558-3993
(205) 558-3981
fax
ahf.net
From: Museum on Main
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Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 3:44 PM
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Subject: New MoMS exhibition ideas
Dear MoMS family and friends,
We are exploring some ideas for the next MoMS exhibition and want to get some
quick feedback in preparation for a meeting on March 17 with some curators at
the National Museum of American History and the National Portrait Gallery.
There was a lot of talk at the Federation Conference about
the upcoming 150th anniversary of the Civil War. We are
exploring the possibility of developing an exhibition on the Civil War
Homefront. This is something that we discussed with quite a few folks at
the conference and heard resounding support. Since you have hosted
MoMS exhibitions in the past you have a good feel for potential interest among
the host communities, so we are interested in knowing your reaction to this
idea, too.
So, I have three questions:
(1)
Are you interested in a MoMS exhibition centered on the
homefront during the Civil War?
(2)
If we were to do such an exhibition is it crucial that
it open in the anniversary year—2011; or could it open later, maybe
Fall 2012 or Spring 2013?
(3)
Do you think programs about the Civil War would only be
popular in the anniversary years from 2011 to 2015, or is there generally an
interest in the topic?
We have been hearing about a lot of programming planned
around the anniversary year. Please let us know at your earliest
convenience if you think your council would be interested in hosting a MoMS
exhibition on the subject.
All the best,
Carol
Carol
G. Harsh
Director,
Museum on Main Street
Smithsonian
Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
P.O.
Box 37012, MRC 941
Washington,
DC 20013-7012
202-633-5333
202-465-5267
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