Program

Public Programs: America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants

Period of Performance

7/1/2015 - 6/30/2017

Funding Totals

$200,000.00 (approved)
$193,367.10 (awarded)


Play the Past: Humanities for the Next Generation

FAIN: GI-228388-15

Historical Society of Minnesota (St. Paul, MN 55102-1903)
Wendy Jones (Project Director: August 2014 to May 2017)
Jennifer Sly (Project Director: May 2017 to November 2017)

Implementation of a mobile application to be integrated into existing museum exhibitions and to expand children’s access to humanities content.

"Play the Past: Humanities for the Next Generation" will integrate new-media platforms into existing museum exhibits at the Minnesota History Center to significantly expand children's access to humanities content, deepen their engagement with history, and hone their critical thinking and collaboration skills.