Program

Public Programs: Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations

Period of Performance

9/1/1978 - 5/31/1979

Funding Totals

$82,760.00 (approved)
$82,760.00 (awarded)


Interpretive Installation of Winchester Museum Firearms Collection

FAIN: GM-11433-78

Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum (Canyon, TX 79016-0001)
Richard C. Rattenbury (Project Director: September 1978 to present)

To install a permanent, interpretive exhibit which will convey the role of firearms in the cultural contexts of history and technology and which will enhance the visitor's understanding of firearms artistry as a vehicle of aesthetic pleasure. Historical Center expects 300,000 visitors a year.