How to Build a Museum

Posted on 12 January 2018 by Tonya Bolden

Smithsonian s National Museum of African American History and Culture is truly groundbreaking The first national museum whose mission is to illuminate for all people, the rich, diverse, complicated, and important experiences and contributions of African Americans in America is opening.And the history of NMAAHC the last museum to be built on the National Mall is the history of America The campaign to set up a museum honoring black citizens is nearly 100 years old building the museum itelf and assembling its incredibly far reaching collections is a modern story that involves all kinds of people, from educators and activists, to politicians, architects, curators, construction workers, and ordinary Americans who donated cherished belongings to be included in NMAAHC s thematically organized exhibits Award winning author Tonya Bolden has written a fascinating chronicle of how all of these ideas, ambitions, and actual objects came together in one incredible museum Includes behind the scenes photos of literally how to build a museum that holds everything from an entire segregated railroad car to a tiny West African amulet worn to ward off slave traders. Read How to Build a Museum By Tonya Bolden – kino-fada.fr History, as nearly no one seems to know, is not merely something to be read And it does not refer merely, or even principally, to the past On the contrary, the great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in many ways, and history is literally present in all that we do It could scarcely be otherwise, since it is to history that we owe our frames of reference, our identities, and our aspirations James Baldwin, The White Man s Guilt History, as nearly no one seems to know, is not merely something to be read And it does not refer merely, or even principally, to the past On the contrary, the great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in many ways, and history is literally present in all that we do It could scarcely be otherwise, since it is to history that we owe our frames of reference, our identities, and our aspirations James Baldwin, The White Man s Guilt, 1965A great introduction to how the newest Smithsonian African American Museum of History and Culture was built.This coffee table book was great and I am so happy that I took time out to deal with the crowd of people at the National Book Festival and get a copy of this Since you cannot even get into this museum until March sometime the timed passes sell out in seconds, yes getting in here isprized than Hamilton tick...Bolden divides this book into three sections preliminary planning of the museum, construction, and what is currently featured in the museum Sometimes the text feels jargon and stat heavy but an otherwise interesting look at this exciting addition to our nation s capitol.How do you build a museum from scratch Read this and find out Not only did they have to find a site for this museum and design and build it, but they also had to solicit items and artifacts to include in the museum, which boggles my mind Most museums start with a collection that is donated and design a museum around it, but in this case they started literally from nothing I wish I could have been there as items were being donated Imagine the treasures Such excitement The first half of Bol How do you build a museum from scratch Read this and find out Not only did they have to find a site for this museum and design and build it, but they also had to solicit items and artifacts to include in the museum, which boggles my mind Most museums start with a collection that is donated and design a museum around it, but in this case they started literally from nothing I wish I could have been there as items were being donated Imagine the treasures Such excitement The first half of Bolden s book describes how the museum came to be built The idea for it w...Now inspired to tour the Smithsonian s National Museum of African American History Culture on the next trip to D.C.This title is a little deceptive as it is how the Smithsonian s National Museum of African American History and Culture came to be It is the historical beginnings of this museum that was most interesting to me The first chapter entitle, The Dream revealed to me that the beginning of this museum was in 1915during a meeting of the Grand Army of the Republic where a group of African American veterans put forth the idea of erecting a monument to the Negro Soldiers and Sailors of the United State This title is a little deceptive as it is how the Smithsonian s National Museum of African American History and Culture came to be It is the historical beginnings of this museum that was most interesting to me The first chapter entitle, The Dream revealed to me that the beginning of this museum was in 1915during a meeting of the Grand Army of the Republic where a group of African American veterans put forth the idea of erecting a monument to the Negro Soldiers ...I visited this museum building twice when I was in Washington in September It is a brilliant building to experience in person I was happy to have been able to borrow and read this book at my local Canadian library branch before leaving on my trip It was a wonderful introduction to a bold new museum A museum where the subject matter is both emotionally seering and joyful The cover illustration of the building actually under construction was an inspired choice I was thrilled to find this lov I visited this museum building twice when I was in Washington in September It is a brilliant building to experience in person I was happy to have been able to borrow and read this book ...I appreciated this book because I VERY MUCH appreciate the Smithsonian s new National Museum of African American Culture and History The museum was a long time coming, and this book walks through that back story I have been to the museum only o...This historical informational book provides readers with a glimpse into the process of building the Smithsonian s National Museum of African American History, with both real and historic graphics The book is categorized into sections of explaining the vision of the museum, finding artifacts, construction of the building, and it s importance for today s society This book not only explains the upbringing of the museum, but helps the reader understand the importance of learning about other cultur This historical informational book provides readers with a glimpse into the process of building the Smithsonian s National Museum of African American History, with both real and historic graphics The book is categorized into sections of explaining the vision of the museum, finding artifacts, construction of the building, and it s importance for today s society This book not only explains the upbringing of the museum, but helps the reader understand the importance of learning about other ...How to Build a Museum is a great Narrative Non fiction story that brings a new aspect to all other books This is based on the new build of the National Museum of African American History in Washington D.C. This book would be an amazing...An interesting, behind the scenes, look at the creation of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture The photos are great and the book itself is like a history museum.A book about the history of creating the museum, the construction and the artifacts that are in the museum Lots of information and a good overview I was hoping forinfo on the artifacts I m not sure that a kid will find this book engaging.Bolden is brilliant She carefully writes the story on how the Smithsonian s National Museum of African American History and Culture was created It took over 100 years for this dream to come to fruition The story along with pictures will inspire you Now to go plan my trip to Washington DC

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12 January 2018

Tonya Bolden