The national public housing museum will undertake a new phase of history lessons: everyday objects from public housing by creating a series of rotating exhibitions about the history of public…

The National Public Housing Museum was awarded a $258,550 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301). The grant will fund a two-year project to create a series of rotating exhibitions about the history of public housing in Los Angeles, Saint Louis, and the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. The museum will use a participatory approach, engaging with housing authorities and residents in these locations to give voice and perspective to current and former public housing residents. As part of the co-curation process, participants will work with contracted teaching artists in story circles and workshops to write exhibition texts and select objects for display. To expand the project's reach, the museum will make exhibition images and associated text available online through its website. The goal is for exhibition visitors to discover new stories of hope and resilience, make connections to people and history through everyday objects, and broaden their understanding about public housing residents.

The national public housing museum will undertake a new phase of history lessons: everyday objects from public housing by creating a series of rotating exhibitions about the history of public housing in LOS angeles, california; saint louis, missouri; and the osage nation in oklahoma. Project staff will engage in a participatory exhibition development approach with housing authorities and residents in the three selected locations to give voices and perspectives of former and current public housing residents. As part of the CO-curation process, participants will work with contracted teaching artists in story circles and workshops to write texts for the exhibitions and select objects for display. To expand the project's reach exhibition images and associated text will be made available online through the museum's website. Exhibition visitors will discover new stories of hope and resilience, make connections to people and history through everyday objects, and broaden their understanding about public housing residents.