Guardians of the Sacred Path: Planning for a New Permanent Exhibit at Moundville Archaeological Park

FAIN: GM-50204-04

University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0001)
William Frank Bomar (Project Director: September 2003 to October 2005)

Moundville Archaeological Park, a unit of the University of Alabama, requests an NEH Planning Grant of $40,000 to develop new interpretive exhibits at this National Landmark site. Funding is requested to support a one year planning period during which staff from Moundville Archaeological Park will work closely with an advisory group to further develop exhibit themes, select artifacts, and pose key questions that the new exhibits will seek to answer, or in many cases, pose questions to be presented in the exhibits for contemplation by visitors. While a broad exhibit concept has been developed for the museum exhibits, this expanded planning process will flesh out themes and turn the broad concept into a fully developed exhibition plan.