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Exhibit 01-01 — Introduction: Tactile Floor Plan Map

CE-01-01-100 Tactile Floor Plan Map

ADA guidelines call for a low relief tactile map for visitors who are blind;

this graphic hangs vertically on the wall, amidst a stylized map of Lowell.

See GL-01.01-100 for a more detailed graphic layout of this map.

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Exhibit 01-03 — Introduction: Lowell Experiences Introduction

CE-01-03-100 Lowell Experiences Flipdoors

Interpretive text introduces nine flip doors, each with a specific Lowellian person or group on the front. This display introduces the recurring “Lowell Experience” exhibit element (with content presented elsewhere via touchscreen). Here, visitors discover what may be surprising tidbits about each person or group through a brief quip—an enticement to follow these stories further in the exhibit.

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EP-01-03-999 Ambient Introductory Audio

Equipment/Accessibility Notes Ceiling speaker(s), plays on loop. Audio engages all visitors who can hear; visitors who are hearing- impaired connect with the themes of a busy, multilingual city through GL-01.02-100 and GL-01.04-100.

Original content to be created 240 seconds of streetscape noise from Downtown Lowell, to likely include car traffic (and loud music from passing cars), trolley noise, clanging mill bell, nondescript voices, and construction, as available.

Audio of simple, daily conversations in various languages (English with Nigerian accent, Spanish, Khmer, French, Armenian, each to be edited to 20-second clips fading in and out, as if the two speakers are passing by).

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Exhibit 02-02 — Cultural Expressions: Dance

EP-02-02-999 Expressing Culture Through Dance

VISITOR EXPERIENCE GOAL: To connect visitors to the expression of movement to build understanding that traditional dance movements have meaning, and how they are preserved or blended when cultures intersect.

Equipment/Accessibility Notes Vertically-oriented 50" screen. Directional speaker to contain sound.

Videos will have no audio besides music—no narration. Accessibility for visitors who are blind or have limited vision is provided through audio description in the OnCell App. As visitors approach, a Bluetooth beacon triggers the audio description (AD) of the dance visuals featured in the program. Note that the audio description operates separately from the sound program. That is, if a visitor is watching the program and a second visitor triggers the audio description, this does not restart the program or sync up. As noted, open captioning is in Spanish and English.

Original Content to be Created Video of eight dances, each to be edited to 15-20 seconds in length.

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Exhibit 02-03 — Cultural Expressions: Art/Craft/Costume

CE-02-03-100 Art Sample Material 1 - Wampum Beads

Sample material will correspond with the techniques, materials, and motifs demonstrated in EP-02.03-999.

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CE-02-03-110 Art Sample Material 2 - Ceramic Tile

Sample material will correspond with the techniques, materials, and motifs demonstrated in EP-02.03-999.

This element may be ceramic to parallel the Yary Livan ceramic that will be featured in this case (accession number TBD).

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CE-02-03-120 Art Sample Material 3 - Tbd

Sample material will correspond with the techniques, materials, and motifs demonstrated in EP-02.03-999.

This element may be red wool to parallel the Swedish cap (LOWE 827).

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CE-02-03-130 Art Sample Material 4 - Tbd

Sample material will correspond with the techniques, materials, and motifs demonstrated in EP-02.03-999.

This element may be velvet to parallel the Portuguese folk costume

(LOWE 2181).

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EP-02-03-999 Expressing Culture By Design

VISITOR EXPERIENCE GOAL: To highlight the rich diversity of visual arts of Lowell and learn about the artists’ motivation and/or creative process revealing how traditional and contemporary influences are related to cultural diversity.

Continuous loop Video: Use video to show the artists making works of art using the cultural motifs as above.

Use objects in nearby cases as inspiration.

Equipment/Accessibility Notes Vertically-oriented 50" monitor.

Accessibility for visitors who are blind or have limited vision is provided through audio description in the OnCell App. As visitors approach, a Bluetooth beacon triggers the audio description(AD) of the video, focusing on the diversity of techniques used by the artists.

Original Content to be Created Park needs to consider how to populate this film with content.

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Exhibit 02-04 — Cultural Expressions: Music

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EP-02-04-999 Expressing Culture Through Music

VISITOR EXPERIENCE GOAL: Show commonalities and differences across cultures through a range of performances using the same core instrument types: strings, percussion, wind, and voice.

When a category is selected (string, percussion, wind, vocalization), the touch screen converts to a listing of that type of instrument. When an instrument is touched, a video of a band shows up with the music playing. The selected instrument will be denoted within the band.

Visitors can drop out the other sounds to hear that one instrument. If possible, a toggle switch controls each volume instrument level. Visitors can adjust the mix, increasing and decreasing physical sliders for instruments to isolate different tracks.

The instruments represented in the object case are highlighted on the board.

Equipment/Accessibility Notes Electronic Equipment: An ELO 3202L 32” touch panel monitor is powered by a Dell Optiplex 3070 computer. Sound is played through a Dakota Audio MA-4 panel speaker in the overhead canopy.

As visitors approach, a Bluetooth beacon triggers the audio description (AD), which describes the context of the interactive and the instrument categories. The 12 instruments receive a description, perhaps augmented by the musician(s). In addition to providing audio description, the OnCell app supports the same text and audio content present in the program, allowing users to navigate and access the content via their own device.

Original content to be created:

Twelve videos, each featuring musicians playing music from their culture. Each video and recording will need to have an isolated recording of the highlighted instrument. Park will identify musicians.

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Exhibit 02-05 — Cultural Expressions: Food

CE-02-05-100 Today's Specials

Visitors leave their own recipes by posting sticky notes on a “Today’s Specials” board. This interactive includes the upright board for posting notes, blank sticky note cards, and pencils. Interpretive and instructional text direct visitors in how to use this interactive.

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CE-02-05-200 Menus

Visitors engage with stories of how people express their culture through foods. Visitors interact with two “menu” flipbooks that sit on a bistro table; each featuring one ingredient in a variety of cultural dishes, as well as a “surprise” smell at the end of each menu. The park has identified cinnamon and ginger as the 2 key ingredients.

Image of finished dish one side and ingredients list on the other side.

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CE-02-05-210 Food Scents

Visitors pull the lever to release a “surprise” food smell at the end of each menu. Park has selected cinnamon and ginger as the 2 scents.

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Exhibit 02-07 — Cultural Expressions: My Experience Station

EP-02-07-999 Lowell Experiences Station: Expression

Accessibility:

In addition to the open captioning in English and Spanish, visitors using the audio description will hear a description of the nine individuals and be able to select which they would like to listen to. In addition to providing audio description, the OnCell app supports the same text and audio content present in the program, allowing users to navigate and access the content via their own device.

Original Content to be Created:

Three new video interviews with individuals/families selected and coordinated by the park. Interview footage to be edited to an approximately 30-second clip. Three audio and/or video interviews from existing footage, edited to an approximately 30-second clip. In the event that only an audio recording is available, a Ken Burns-style video with images (assume 3-5 per segment) provided by the park will accompany the audio track.

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Exhibit 03-02 — Lowell Through Time: Timeline

CE-03-02-100 Timeline Notes

Visitors add their own history to the timeline using sticky notes. This interactive includes the blank sticky note cards and pencils. Interpretive and instructional text direct visitors in how to use this interactive.

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CE-03-02-200 Map Flip Panels

Visitors trace history in a series of connected flip-reveal maps mounted to a rail.

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Exhibit 04-03 — Private Spaces: How Do We Adjust?

CE-04-03-100 Toys

The toybox should be filled with a variety of toys that teach children about culture. Toys may include a stuffed animal, a doll, building blocks, and a board game.

NOTE: further development and discussion needed to identify a list of toys.

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CE-04-03-100 Visitor Response Card Station

Visitors use dry erase cards to share their own stories. Cards are placed in the rail system for other visitors to view.

This interactive includes the custom-printed response cards and dry-erase markers for visitors to record their stories. Interpretive and instructional text direct visitors in how to use this interactive.

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CE-04-03-200 Bookshelf

Bottom shelf is open for books visitors can explore. Shelf will be filled with books by the park.

NOTE: further development and discussion needed to identify a list of books.

Potential titles include:

Mister Magnificent’s Magical Merrimack Adventure!

A Long Long Time Ago in Southeast Asia: Tales from Burma, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam

A History of Change

We Are America 2019

We Are America Too 2019 (more details on this project needed)

A History of Change

Parsley's Big Adventure

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CE-04-03-201 Book - Mister Magnificent’s Magical Merrimack Adventure

Description:

Who's ready for an adventure?! Join four curious friends from Lowell, Massachusetts as they embark on the trip of a lifetime in a magical time traveling hot air balloon. As the young explorers drift through the sky they learn all about the historical people, events, and places that are woven together to create the rich cultural fabric of Lowell. Packed with fascinating facts and eye-catching mixed media artwork, this book is a one-of-a-kind resource for families. Add it to your children's travel library for an adventure of their own!

Product Details:

Softcover, 30 pages Written and illustrated by Ingrid Hess Dimensions: 8'' x 10''

ISBN: 9159922739350

Available at:

https://shop.americasnationalparks.org/product/146611/Mister-Magnific ent%27s-Magical-Merrimack-Adventure%21/

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CE-04-03-202 Book - A Long Long Time Ago In Southeast Asia: Tales From Burma, Cambodia, Laos, And Vietnam

"A Long Long Time Ago in Southeast Asia" is a multilingual book that consists of 6 Southeast Asian children's folktales told by community members in Lowell and illustrated by UMass Lowell art students and professional illustrators: Burma, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Funded by University of Massachusetts Creative Economy Grant, this book was created for families and teachers who work with K-12 students.

10 x 8 in.; 25.4 x 20.32 cm https://umlseada.omeka.net/items/show/1241

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CE-04-03-203 Book - We Are America https://www.jessicalander.com/we-are-america

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CE-04-03-204 Book - We Are America Too https://www.jessicalander.com/we-are-america

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EP-04-03-999 Family Photos Slideshow

Digital photo frames/screens: In addition to the static family images, digital picture frames hanging on wall will feature visitor submitted photos. Include directions where and how to send them in. The photos will be sent to park staff who will curate and populate frames.

At least one of the photo frames should be oriented horizontally for landscape photos.

Original content to be created:

The park will determine how to populate the frames with photos. Photos may be a mix of historical photos and crowd sourced photos from community members.

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Exhibit 04-04 — Private Spaces: Which Traditions Endure?

CE-04-04-100 Visitor Response Card Station

Visitors use dry erase cards to share their own stories. Cards are placed in the rail system for other visitors to view.

This interactive includes the custom-printed response cards and dry-erase markers for visitors to record their stories. Interpretive and instructional text direct visitors in how to use this interactive.

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Exhibit 04-05 — Private Spaces: Table Interactive

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EP-04-05-999 A Seat At The Kitchen Table

Equipment/Accessibility Notes Multi-user touchable surface (size: 55"). Custom fabricated shroud for horizontally-mounted NEC monitor.

Accessibility for visitors who are blind or hard of hearing is provided through audio description of the setting and the objects and documents on the table. In addition to providing audio description, the OnCell app supports the same text and audio content present in the program, allowing users to navigate and access the content via their own device.

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Exhibit 04-06 — Private Spaces: My Experience Station

EP-04-06-999 Lowell Experiences Station: Expression

Accessibility:

Directional speakers focus the sound. Open captioning in both English and Spanish makes content accessible to those who are hard of hearing or speak Spanish as their primary language. A sliding bar at the bottom of every film reflects the runtime. In addition to the open captioning in English and Spanish, visitors using the audio description will hear a description of the nine individuals and be able to select which they would like to listen to. In addition to providing audio description, the OnCell app supports the same text and audio content present in the program, allowing users to navigate and access the content via their own device.

Original Content to be Created:

Three new video interviews with individuals/families selected and coordinated by the park. Interview footage to be edited to an approximately 30-second clip. Three audio and/or video interviews from existing footage, edited to an approximately 30-second clip. In the event that only an audio recording is available, a Ken Burns-style video with images (assume 3-5 per segment) provided by the park will accompany the audio track.

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Exhibit 05-01 — Public Spaces: Introduction

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CE-05-01-100 Community Tree

As visitors approach this stylized tree, directional and interpretive text encourage them to “activate” the structure. As they touch one of the metal “branches,” only the canopy connected to that single branch will light up (edge lighting). When all the metal branches are touched at the same time, not only will all the canopies light up, but three projectors in the ceiling are activated—projecting a moving light on the ground for a few seconds—in other words, when a community works together, an even more beautiful result occurs.

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EP-05-01-999 Community Tree

Three ETC Source Four (model 419EDLT) projectors are mounted to the ceiling with rosco SimpleSpin Dual Gobo Rotators that cast a moving/rotating image like the rosco Binkley Reflections disk on the floor. The approximate diameter of each projected image on the floor is around 60" or less.

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Exhibit 05-02 — Public Spaces: What are your Communities?

CE-05-02-100 Visitor Response Card Station

Visitors use dry erase cards to share their own stories. Cards are placed in the rail system for other visitors to view.

This interactive includes the custom-printed response cards and dry-erase markers for visitors to record their stories. Interpretive and instructional text direct visitors in how to use this interactive.

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CE-05-02-200 Community Flipbook

The community flip book will display designed graphic montages of photos and memorabilia from the different community groups including but not limited to:

-African Community Center of Lowell

-CMAA

-Girls Inc

-GLICA

-Hellenic Culture Society -Latinx Community Center for Empowerment -New American Center -Saydanar -Virtual Community -Others – up to 3 more

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Exhibit 05-03 — Public Spaces: How Do Communities Clash?

CE-05-03-100 Visitor Response Card Station

Visitors use dry erase cards to share their own stories. Cards are placed in the rail system for other visitors to view.

This interactive includes the custom-printed response cards and dry-erase markers for visitors to record their stories. Interpretive and instructional text direct visitors in how to use this interactive.

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CE-05-03-200 Conflict Flipbook

The conflict flip book will display pairs of graphics based on newspapers, broadsides, photographs, and drawings in various media from different eras. Concepts and examples could include:

-Dehumanize -Deny Access -Kill -Feed on Fear -Insults -Scapegoating

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CE-05-03-210 Resistance Flipbook

Details to be provided by park.

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Exhibit 05-04 — Public Spaces: My Experience Station

EP-05-04-999 Lowell Experiences Station: Public Stories

Accessibility:

Directional speakers focus the sound. Open captioning in both English and Spanish makes content accessible to those who are hard of hearing or speak Spanish as their primary language. A sliding bar at the bottom of every film reflects the runtime. In addition to the open captioning in English and Spanish, visitors using the audio description will hear a description of the nine individuals and be able to select which they would like to listen to. In addition to providing audio description, the OnCell app supports the same text and audio content present in the program, allowing users to navigate and access the content via their own device.

Original Content to be Created:

Three new video interviews with individuals/families selected and coordinated by the park. Interview footage to be edited to an approximately 30-second clip. Three audio and/or video interviews from existing footage, edited to an approximately 30-second clip. In the event that only an audio recording is available, a Ken Burns-style video with images (assume 3-5 per segment) provided by the park will accompany the audio track.

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Exhibit 06-02 — Story Booth: Rail System Visitor Response

CE-06-02-100 Visitor Response Card Station

Visitors use dry erase cards to share their own stories. Cards are placed in the rail system for other visitors to view.

This interactive includes the custom-printed response cards and dry-erase markers for visitors to record their stories. Interpretive and instructional text direct visitors in how to use this interactive.

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Exhibit 06-03 — Story Booth: Story Booth Interior

EP-06-03-999 Tell Your Story Recording Area

Accessibility:

The booth provides space and flexible furniture arrangements to accommodate small groups.

The audio description will guide visitors to this exhibit, and advise them that they may interact with the program via an accessible NavBar.

A NavBar (EE-06.03-956), provides a series of accessible buttons (not a “keyboard”) to give sight-impaired visitors the ability to navigate the interactive. Audio directions / confirmations will be emitted by the audio speaker (EE-06.03-953) tied to the monitor (EE-06.03-951).

Horizontally oriented touch screen (approximately 43") interface, with prompts and instructions appearing on the screen. Note that the graphics should follow the vocabulary developed in the exhibit. The program allows visitors to review their recording before posting it. This is a recording space only; visitors can access other user-submitted videos at the Experience Lowell stations (EP-02-07-999, EP-04-06-999, EP-05-07-999).

Original Content to be Created:

Depending on who develops the program, a mobile version may be purchased prior to the exhibit opening. This would allow the vendor to work with park staff to select recordings for the initial content of the Experience Stations. A Content Management System allows the park to review submissions via remote access and upload selected clips to the three “Experience” stations in the exhibit (EP-0207-999, EP -04-06-999, EP-05-07-999). Connectivity restrictions mean that segments cannot be uploaded online in realtime; the park will need to transfer files regularly via SD card or other hardware.

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Exhibit 07-02 — Lowell Comes Together: Many Facets Interactive

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CE-07-02-100 Facets

Visitors can select magnetic, pre-printed shapes with words, or write their own words on blank dry erase shapes, and build an ultimate shape that reflects them as a person, a family, or a community. In performing the exercise, we consider both what makes us unique and what we share. Exhibit text lightly encourages visitors to work together;

the interactive may be done by one person but more interesting dynamics arise when two people may share certain (but not all) traits.

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Exhibit 07-03 — Lowell Comes Together: Buttons Interactive

CE-07-03-100 "what Can I Do?" Buttons

Colorful take-away buttons with action statements printed on them serve as both a memento from the exhibit, and a reminder of how we all should play a part in our communities.

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Exhibit 09-01 — Mogan Atrium: Contact Station

EP-09-01-999 Ambient Audio

Original Content to be Created:

Eight musicians playing different instruments will be selected by the park. They will be recorded playing a 75-second tonal piece. Producer to master and create an ambient soundscape from these tones, weaving different sounds in and out of the composition.

A panel near or at the Contact Station includes an audio-only accessibility symbol and describes the piece, interpreting the cultural diversity captured by this ensemble of sounds.

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Exhibit 11-01 — Find Yourself Here Portal

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EP-11-01-999 Find Yourself Here Web Portal

Computer and touchscreen interface. Accessible buttons / interface at this location for vision-impaired visitors—elsewhere in the exhibit, we believe that accessible functionality can be built into the audio description app/beacon system.

Location for visitors who are blind or have limited vision. Note that elsewhere in the exhibit the audio description program provides accessible content.

Websites:

Center for Lowell History: https://libguides.uml.edu/archives

Southeast Asian Digital Archive:

https://www.uml.edu/research/sea-digital-archive/

Library of Immigration: https://lnei.uml.edu/

IINE Lowell 100:

https://iine.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Excerpts-from-L100- Program.pdf

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