Digital Engagement at the Autry: Responding to COVID-19 and Looking to the Future

FAIN: GA-276132-20

Autry Museum (Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462)
Amy Scott (Project Director: May 2020 to January 2024)

Retention of ten staff members and hiring of a curatorial assistant to install new exhibitions and develop a long-term digital strategy.

The Autry Museum of the American West seeks funding for three critical, interrelated initiatives that will support its mission and will deploy a variety of methods and platforms to research and display the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, its historical dimensions, and new ways of reaching audiences with humanities content during this unprecedented time. They are: (1) the installation of a new exhibition to welcome back audiences when the Autry reopens; (2) the continuation and expansion of the Autry’s digital humanities content and engagement efforts, including hiring a temporary Curatorial Associate for Digital Content; and (3) the launch of a museum-wide effort to develop an institutional strategy for digital engagement moving forward.