Stoked! Surfing?s global legacy temporary exhibitions, related programs, and publications [mystic seaport museum (MSM) seeks NEH implementation funding for ?stoked! Surfing?s global legacy.? The…

This $399,199 federal Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (CFDA 45.164 Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs) supports the "STOKED! Surfing's Global Legacy" temporary exhibition, related programs, and publications to be developed and presented by the Mystic Seaport Museum (MSM) in Connecticut. The project will trace the history of surfing from its indigenous origins through the impacts of colonization to the sport's recent return to community-driven roots and use as a tool for social change and environmental awareness. Planning and implementation will involve a diverse team of advisors from academia, museums, and the global surfing community. The exhibition is scheduled to debut at MSM in May 2025 for a 10-month run, then travel in a truncated form to 2-3 other museums. The grant award period runs from October 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027.

Stoked! Surfing?s global legacy temporary exhibitions, related programs, and publications [mystic seaport museum (MSM) seeks NEH implementation funding for ?stoked! Surfing?s global legacy.? The project (temporary exhibition, traveling exhibits, associated programs, and related publications) explores the ARC of surfing history from its indigenous origins through the impacts of colonization to today. Tracing the sport?s recent return to community-minded roots, IT spotlights innovators across the globe leveraging surfing as a powerful tool for social change and environmental awareness. ?stoked!? Will debut at MSM in may 2025 and run for 10 months, then travel in a truncated form to 2-3 smaller museums. Project planning involving humanities themes, stories, loans, and program ideas benefits from the knowledge, lived experiences, and authentic voices of a diverse team of advisors from academia, museums and the global surfing community. This collaboration will continue through project implementation with the shared goal of engaging surfer and non-surfer audiences alike.]