The fisher museum at harvard university's school of forestry will create a multimedia exhibition centering the voices of the nipmuc people whose ancestral land is occupied by the museum

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Award ID
IGSM255760OMS24
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$138,505

Award facts

Assistance listing
45.301 Museums for America
Completion date 72% complete
Originally
Funding
  • $63,945.00 Federal
  • $74,560.00 Non-federal
Place of performance
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

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Description

The exhibit will acknowledge indigenous stewardship legacies and its potential for future land resilience. The project team will conduct archival research and interview nipmuc tribal individuals, produce a series of short films, and design and install a digital installation. The museum will partner with a nipmuc artist and community organizer to CO-curate the exhibit. Museum staff will purchase digital equipment, provide two paid internships and a graduate student assistantship, and offer paid honorariums for nipmuc participants. The museum will contract with a video editor and evaluation specialist. The project will result in an indigenous-led, traveling, multimedia exhibition that will benefit the nipmuc tribe and public, student, and professional visitors.

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Action Federal Non-federal Date
Amendment $0 $0
Original award $63,945 $74,560

Quick answers

Who received award IGSM255760OMS24?

IGSM255760OMS24 was awarded to President And Fellows Of Harvard College by Institute of Museum and Library Services (National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities) on September 1, 2024.

How much is award IGSM255760OMS24 worth?

$138,505 has been obligated on IGSM255760OMS24: $63,945 in federal funding and $74,560 in non-federal funding.

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