Physical Landscapes: A Reflection of Home Exhibit

A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program

Olmsted County Historical Society

Quick Facts

Recipient: 
Olmsted County Historical Society
Activity Type: 
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected 
Olmsted

A new interpretive exhibit was installed in the North Gallery of the History Center of Olmsted County. The exhibit examines the interaction between culture, place and the environment. Comparisons between the natural and the man-made help to inform perceptions of home and the familiar. The public is able to explore the relationship of the built environment to the natural environment.

Ten man-made structures of varied style, use and era, and 5 natural landscapes (extant and extinct) demonstrate how change has produced new environs and caused others to disappear. The exhibit serves to connect people, new to the area, with the unique, historic and natural landscape of their new "home town".

 

 

Project Details

To create an exhibit to help the public explore the historical relationship of the built environment to the natural environment
Start Date: 
September 2010
End Date: 
March 2011

Project Details by Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year(s): 
2011
Legal Citation / Subdivision: 
LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
Appropriation Language 
(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.
Fiscal Year Funding Amount: 
$6,996
Other Funds Leveraged: 
$13,486

Project Manager

Mr.
Tom
Garcia
1195 W Circle Drive SW
Rochester
MN
55902
Related Topics: 
Minnesota Historical Society, History, Grants/Contracts, Olmsted