ACTING LOCALLY: COMMUNITY MUSEUMS AND GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP
ACTING LOCALLY: COMMUNITY MUSEUMS AND GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP
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2001
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McGraw, Adrienne
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The purpose of this project is to encourage small community museums and grassroots environmental organizations in California to work together to develop exhibits that address environmental issues relevant to their regions. Museum exhibits can be used to present information to a wide and diverse audience, thus expanding the reach of environmental organizations and aiding museums in fulfilling their role to present and interpret the stories of their communities. The ultimate goal of museum-environmental organization partnerships should be to promote, at a local level, a sense of place and responsibility to that place so that further environmental degradation can be stopped and reversed. This project seeks to show what is involved in such collaborations, including the challenges and benefits.