American Indian Programming

Project Details by Fiscal Year
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2015
End Date
September 2017
Project Overview

The American Indian programming project consists of the following:

  • An Exhibition highlighting objects from the museum's American Indian collection. 
  • A Curriculum that supports the Exhibition for teachers and students who visit as part of a school fieldtrip.
  • An active Visible Lab that brings object conservation to the public. 
  • Digitization and inventory of hundreds of objects in the museum's Minnesota Native American Collection.
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota Law, 1st Specail Session, 2015, Chapter 2, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6 (i)
Appropriation Language

$600,000 each year is for arts, arts education, and arts access and to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural heritage, including student and teacher outreach and expansion of the museum's American Indian initiatives programs.

Number of full time equivalents funded
2.8
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Increase interest, understanding, and knowledge of Minnesota's Native American culture. 2. Increase access to teaching resources on Minnesota's Native American culture. 3. Increase awareness and knowledge of the behind-the-scenes conservation methods to care for the objects in the museum's collection.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota Law, 1st Special Session, 2015, Chapter 2, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6 (i)
Appropriation Language

$600,000 each year is for arts, arts education, and arts access and to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural heritage, including student and teacher outreach and expansion of the museum's American Indian initiatives programs.

Number of full time equivalents funded
2.2
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Increase interest, understanding, and knowledge of Minnesota's Native American culture.Increase access to teaching resources on Minnesota's Native American culture.Increase awareness and knowledge of the behind-the-scenes conservation methods to care for the objects in the museum's collection.

Project Manager
First Name
Sara
Last Name
Spiess
Organization Name
Science Museum of Minnesota
Street Address
120 W. Kellog Blvd
City
St. Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55102
Email
sspiess@smm.org
Administered By
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Location

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

Phone
651-201-2555