Staff Seminar: Exhibition Planning for Evolution of a Community Part II

Object Details

Creator

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum

Hutchinson, Louise Daniel

Scope and Contents

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (ANM) staff discuss exhibition design and other details for Evolution of a Community Part II. They discuss how to best present each section of the exhibition: prologue, drug abuse, unemployment, crime, prison and rehabilitation, and education. The staff is particularly concerned with how children and youth will interact with and think about the drug abuse section; they discuss ways to further educate youth about drugs and how to emphasize the future can be different for the youth. Some of the staff is concerned that the exhibit addresses the problems, but not the solutions. They debate the role of the museum in the community, how to involve the Anacostia residents and community organizations further in the creation of exhibitions, and providing exhibition related activities and resources to the community. Additionally, the ANM staff discuss possible audiovisual components, graphics, photographs, three dimensional displays, and interactive elements to add to the exhibition. This recording also includes interviews with youth about their thoughts on the role of ANM and museums in general; and questions to ask H.R. Crawford, particularly in regards to his views on public housing.

Discussions (meeting) and interviews. Discussions related to exhibition, Evolution of a Community Part II. Interviews for Housing in Anacostia Video Project (transcribed from asset) and inquiries about role of museum. Part of Evolution of a Community Audiovisual Records. Poor audio quality (interference). Undated.

Date

circa 1972

Extent

1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)

Type

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Meetings

Interviews

Topic

African Americans

Communities

Neighborhoods

African American neighborhoods

Community museums

Museums and community

Museum exhibits

Museum techniques

Drugs

Drug abuse

Drug abuse -- Treatment

Youth

Children

Housing

Public housing

Unemployment

Public welfare

Credit unions

African American business enterprises

Crime

Prisons

Social history

Place

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Collection Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Citation

Staff Seminar: Exhibition Planning for Evolution of a Community Part II, Exhibition Records AV03-040, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier

ACMA.03-040, Item ACMA AV003275-1

Local Numbers

ACMA AV003275-2