Program

Public Programs: Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations

Period of Performance

9/1/1978 - 8/31/1982

Funding Totals

$147,914.00 (approved)
$147,914.00 (awarded)


The Glory of Danzig: Treasures from a Destroyed Community

FAIN: GM-11815-78

Jewish Museum (New York, NY 10128-0118)
Joy Ungerleider (Project Director: September 1978 to present)

To prepare a major interpretive exhibit displaying the treasures of the Great Synagogue of Danzig and family heirlooms of the Jewish Community there. Objects will be exhibited in the context of Jewish Communal life in Danzig through photographs, maps, and archival materials. Show will travel to 6 other American cities.