Program

Public Programs: Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations

Period of Performance

3/1/1978 - 5/31/1978

Funding Totals

$10,000.00 (approved)
$10,000.00 (awarded)


Grand Central Station--What's In a Name?

FAIN: GM-11567-78

New York Landmarks Conservancy (New York, NY 10036-6902)
Laurie Beckelman (Project Director: March 1978 to present)

To develop an exhibit about Grand Central Station as an urban complex capable of facing the challenges of a growing industrial city. The exhibit will include photographs, plans, drawings, artifacts, models, documents, biographical sketches and audio visual materials. The exhibit will cover the history of the Terminal, its role in the history of transportation, its effect on city planning, and the future of the Terminal as a preserved historic complex.