About half of all museums in the US are in small towns in rural America. Each of these museums holds stories and objects that are worth preserving and sharing, but they don’t always have the funding and infrastructure they need to operate and innovate. That’s where Museum on Main Street comes in. This Smithsonian program brings traveling exhibits to small towns for six weeks at a time. But the exhibit materials are just the catalyst for a much bigger experience, an experience that leaves these towns empowered to use culture to build stronger communities. In this episode, I hear from folks in DC, Massachusetts, Florida, Iowa, and Minnesota about the impact of Museum on Main Street.
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Baltimore’s Jewish Roots ft. Harry Houdini (S02/E08)
Why We Work: Improving the Way Museums Work at The Baltimore Museum of Industry (S02/E07)
A Secular Gathering Place: The Sandy Spring Museum (S02/E06)
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Community Driven, Community-Led: The Prince George’s African American Museum and Cultural Center (S02/E03)
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A Temple to Intuition and Art: The American Visionary Art Museum (S02/E01)
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