Window to the world: USS constitution?s around the world cruise, 1844-1846 [the USS constitution museum (usscm) seeks a $40,000 NEH planning grant for window to the world: USS constitution?s around…

Window to the world: USS constitution?s around the world cruise, 1844-1846 [the USS constitution museum (usscm) seeks a $40,000 NEH planning grant for window to the world: USS constitution?s around the world cruise, 1844-1846 (WTW). WTW will anchor the museum?s new exhibit building, projecting to engage 600,000 local, national and international visitors annually. The exhibit will reinvigorate the interpretation of this national monument by bringing the ship?s story forward from the war of 1812 to explore her role as a diplomatic and trade envoy in the 1840S when indigenous experiences of colonialism around the world were changing rapidly. This largely unknown ?around-the-world? Story will be told from diverse perspectives including the ship's multicultural crew and the nations constitution visited in the tropics and southern hemisphere. WTW invites US to use ?old ironsides? And her crew as a lens through which to examine the diverse experiences of nation-states and cultures as the new united states attempts to assert itself on the world stage.]