All Hands Online

FAIN: GA-276213-20

USS Constitution Museum, Inc. (Boston, MA 02129-0215)
Sarah Watkins (Project Director: May 2020 to September 2024)

The retention of ten positions to launch the All Hands Online Virtual Exhibit and develop digital field trips and education programs for summer camps, school groups, and families.

The USS Constitution Museum seeks $232,468 in NEH CARES funding as a lifeline to fulfill its mission and share inspiring stories of USS Constitution and her crew through new and expanded virtual experiences. NEH funding will sustain eight humanities staff positions by underwriting three core activities: 1.) Develop, prototype, and launch an interactive All Hands Online Virtual Exhibit; 2.) Create virtual public programs for adult, family, and military audiences; and 3.) Offer dynamic virtual field trips and education programs for summer camps, school groups, and families. Collectively, these humanities experts will offer theme-based history lessons illuminating the American experience. Between July 1 and December 31, 2020, our virtual audience will explore the social structure and life onboard the Ship, learning how a diverse crew worked together, the importance of community, and the sacrifice and hardship that the sailors faced for the greater good.