Enhancing Collections and Exhibitions at the Museum

FAIN: ZPP-284291-22

Museum of the American Revolution (Philadelphia, PA 19106-2818)
Aimee E. Newell (Project Director: May 2021 to present)

The development of programming at the Museum of the American Revolution marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence; retention of four jobs.

The Museum of the American Revolution respectfully requests a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to support a new position, Director of Collections and Exhibitions, and the development and piloting of a traveling exhibition series. The project will advance audience engagement goals in the strategic plan (2019-2026) by increasing awareness of the Museum’s collection, interpretative resources, and unique pedagogy leading up to the nation's Semiquincentennial in 2026 and expedite the Museum's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Museum deferred plans to fill the position last spring as part of cost-saving measures implemented to offset anticipated losses to earned and contributed revenue because of the pandemic.