Program

Public Programs: Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations

Period of Performance

10/1/1978 - 4/30/1979

Funding Totals

$19,830.00 (approved)
$19,830.00 (awarded)


Planning for the "Exhibition of Hopi Life"

FAIN: GM-11753-78

California Academy of Sciences (San Francisco, CA 94118-4503)
Dorothy Washburn (Project Director: October 1978 to present)

To plan an exhibition interpreting the Hopi people's unique culture, philosophy, and religion which have survived to this day. Featured will be the ceremonial cycle of the Kachinas, spirit beings who bridge the spiritual and natural worlds, a cycle encompassing Hopi religion, ecology, economics, and way of life. Exhibit will travel to at least 8 museums in the U.S.