From Research to Presentation: An Organizational Quest to Share New, Untold, and Underrepresented Stories of Our Houses and Collections through a New Exhibition

FAIN: ZPA-283983-22

Newport Mansions (Newport, RI 02840-6924)
Leslie Jones (Project Director: May 2021 to April 2023)

The retention of seven positions and the addition of three positions to develop an exhibition located at Rosecliff, one of the eleven historic properties owned and cared for by The Preservation Society of Newport County. 

The Preservation Society of Newport County, in Newport, Rhode Island, respectfully requests a grant of $498,415 to create three and retain seven humanities positions to support the research, development, and execution of a new exhibition and further the efforts of the Department of Museum Affairs to advance the humanities through research and scholarship opportunities. An award from the National Endowment for the Humanities will position the Preservation Society to reopen its exhibition space and present a new exhibition and programming as a part of the organization's effort to share new, untold, and underrepresented stories of our houses and collections.