The putnam museum and science center will partner with the science museum of minnesota – creators of the ?race: are we so different?? Exhibit-for the ?ground on which we stand? Project

The Putnam Museum and Science Center will partner with the Science Museum of Minnesota to develop the "Ground on Which We Stand" project through a $704,663 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program. The partners will co-create a regional history and heritage exhibit at the Putnam Museum to ensure greater representation and inclusion of their diverse community. Drawing from themes in the Science Museum of Minnesota's "RACE: Are We So Different?" exhibit, the project will use local history to teach participants about, build pride in, and embrace the collective identity of their diverse region. In addition to the exhibit, the grant will fund an aligned school curriculum and programming to facilitate broad access and expanded impact across the Quad Cities area from September 2021 through August 2024.

The initiative will distill the themes of the race exhibit through the lens of local history so that participants can learn about, build pride in, and embrace the collective identity of their diverse community. Project partners will CO-create the regional history and heritage exhibit at the putnam to ensure greater representation and inclusion of their diverse community. The exhibit will culminate in a reflection area to engage visitors in dialogue and guided activities. The project also includes an aligned school curriculum and programming and to facilitate broad access and expand impact across the quad cities area.