American Indian Programming

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$185,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2012
End Date
June 2013
Project Overview

The purchase of the Bishop Whipple intact collection sustains the collection’s integrity by keeping these rare objects together and in Minnesota. Moving forward, we plan to create an exhibition featuring these objects, along with other contemporary American Indian artifacts from our own and other collections, with which visitors can develop a deeper understanding of American Indian experiences in Minnesota.

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$185,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
2
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

American Indian objects in the Science Museum's Bishop Whipple collection come mainly from Minnesota's Dakota and Ojibwe nations, with selected pieces from tribes across North America. Originally they came to the museum on loan from Shattuck St. Mary's Schools in 1979. In 2009, with assistance from State of Minnesota Legacy funding and private donors, the museum embarked upon a five-year agreement with the school to purchase 191 objects we cared for the past 30 years, and to preserve them in perpetuity.

Measurable Outcome(s)
  • Increased number of Minnesota's of all ages with the access to Science Museum of Minnesota programs related to the objects in American Indian collections purchased with Legacy funds
  • Increased the audience understanding of native cultures evidenced in American Indian collections purchased with Legacy funds

For more information, please visit Science Museum of Minnesota's American Indian Art and Culture in the Bishop Whipple Collection page.

Recipient Board Members
Ellis F. Bullock, Jr,Grotto Foundation, Inc; Gary L. Ellis, Medtronic, Inc; Peter C. Erickson, General Mills; Jonathan B, Farber Travelers Global Technology; William A. Jonason, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP; George J. Kehl, KPMG LLP; Scott V. Lindemann, Flint Hills Resources; Pamela J. Moret, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans; Peter J. Olin, Retired, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum; Frederick J. Palensky, Ph.D., 3M; Ann B. Parriott, H.B. Fuller Company;Judy M. Poferl, Northern States Power-Minnesota; Robert A. Schroeder; James J. Seifert, Ecolab Inc.;Todd Soller Best Buy; William J. Sweasy, Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc.; Jean M. Taylor, Life is Now, Inc.; Richard G. Trembley; Theresa M.H. Wise, Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Project Manager
First Name
Lindsay
Last Name
Beacher
Organization Name
Science Museum of Minnesota
Street Address
120 W. Kellogg Blvd.
City
St. Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55102
Email
lbacher@smm.org
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Location

200 Administration Building
50 Sherburne Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-201-2555