Meeting to Create Report on How Museums Can Better Serve Local Neighborhoods

Object Details

Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Scope and Contents
A group of museum professionals discuss the specifics of a report containing recommendations of how museums can better serve local neighborhoods. Discussion includes defining neighborhood museums; how to work with the community in creating exhibits and museum programs; how to use the resources of the museum in new and innovative manner; and what details and how they should be included in the report. The report was part of a grant, delegated by AAM (American Association of Museums) and/or HUD (Housing and Urban Development), to better serve local neighborhoods. John Kinard among the meeting participants.
Meeting. Undated.
Date
circa 1970s
Extent
1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)
Type
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Meetings
Topic
African Americans
Communities
Museums
Community museums
Museums and community
Place
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Citation
Meeting to Create Report on How Museums Can Better Serve Local Neighborhoods, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier
ACMA.AV09-021, Item ACMA AV003649-1
Local Numbers
ACMA AV003649-2

Related Content

1 result(s)
  • Conference Recordings
    Scope and Contents note
    This collection contains video and audio recordings of conference sessions and seminars held at, hosted by, or attended by personnel of the Anacostia Community Museum. It includes recordings from the years 1973-1992, with the majority being created in 1976. Notable conferences documented in the collection include the First Annual Black History Museums Seminar in 1976, the Black Records Conference, and the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum's Sixth Anniversary Seminar.
    Date
    1973-1992
    bulk 1976-1976
    Extent
    3 Linear feet
    7 Sound recordings (7 audio cassette sound recordings)
    59 Video recordings (29 open reel 1/2" video recordings ; 30 VHS 1/2" video recordings)
    Provenance
    Many of the video recordings originally recorded onto 1/2" open reel were transferred to VHS in 1990.
    Citation
    Conference Recordings, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
    Type
    Collection descriptions
    Archival materials
    Sound recordings
    Video recordings
    Conferences
    Museum records
    Topic
    African Americans
    Place
    Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
    Identifier
    ACMA.AV09-021
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