NEH: ARP old idaho penitentiary [idaho state historical society (ishs), a level II applicant, is seeking $200,000 in NEH ARP funding to support the salaries of seven critical ishs humanities staff…

The Idaho State Historical Society (ISHS) received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop an interpretive and audience development plan for the Old Idaho Penitentiary historic site. Funded under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149), which supports projects that promote preserving and providing access to humanities resources, the award will cover partial salaries for seven ISHS staff positions and stipends for ten advisory board members and two consultants. Over the 12-month period from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2023, these individuals will implement an audience-centric design approach to conceptualize, plan and design new interpretive experiences at the Old Idaho Penitentiary based on best practices in the field. The improved exhibits and programming are intended to advance understanding of Idaho's social justice history through the stories of those housed at the former prison.

Activities

  staff, consultants, and advisors would implement an audience-centric design and interpretive approach based on the field's best practices in conceptualizing, planning and designing interpretive experiences with comprehensive community engagement.' &nbsp

Expected outcomes

The improvements & nbsp; should & nbsp; support ishs's mission and advance the humanities with a refined visitor experience that features the stories of the men and women housed at the old & nbsp; idaho & nbsp; penitentiary, and & nbsp; idaho's social justice history through its 30 historic prison buildings, such as the women's ward, solitary confinement (siberia), cell blocks, and the gallows.   intended & nbsp; beneficiaries:  the & nbsp; old & nbsp; idaho & nbsp; pen, which was named a national historic landmark in 1974, draws in tens of thousands of tourists and school & nbsp; children who walk through the & nbsp; buildings and yards that made up the old & nbsp; idaho & nbsp; pen's complex. IT reaches still more people with its podcasts and video segments posted on youtube.  these audiences would benefit from this reinterpretation of the museum's exhibits.&nbsp

Subrecipient activities

'the recipient does not intend to subaward funds.]