Religion and the American West

FAIN: GE-266392-19

New York Historical Society (New York, NY 10024-5152)
Marci Reaven (Project Director: January 2019 to August 2022)

Planning for a traveling exhibition to examine the role of religion in nineteenth-century westward expansion.

The New-York Historical Society respectfully requests a Public Humanities Projects planning grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support a major traveling exhibition and educational initiative titled Religion and the American West. Scheduled to be on view in New York in fall 2021, the project will encompass planning and research for a major history exhibition, a suite of public programs, and educational programming for students and teachers.