Uss Constitution Museum Inc

A NEW VOICE FOR "OLD IRONSIDES" [THE NONPROFIT USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM REQUESTS A $500,000 NEH CHALLENGE GRANT TO SUPPORT THE PROCUREMENT OF HUMANITIES-RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A NEW MUSEUM IN BOSTON?S GATEWAY CENTER TO THE CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD. THIS EQUIPMENT WILL ENHANCE THE MUSEUM?S ABILITY TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTIONAL VISITOR EXPERIENCE, PROTECT COLLECTIONS, AND IMPLEMENT HIGHLY IMMERSIVE EXHIBITS WITHIN THE GATEWAY CENTER, WHICH IS SLATED TO OPEN IN 2028. THIS REQUEST INCLUDES FURNITURE, FIXTURES, AND EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS EXHIBIT CASES, BENCHES, THEATER CHAIRS, PROJECTORS, ARTIFACT CASE CLIMATE CONTROL, DIGITAL SIGNAGE, AND SCENIC LIGHTING. THESE CRITICAL ELEMENTS WILL ALLOW THE MUSEUM TO FULFILL ITS HUMANITIES MISSION IN ITS NEW PURPOSE-BUILT SPACE ADJACENT TO "OLD IRONSIDES." THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 500,000 ANNUAL VISITORS TO USS CONSTITUTION, WHICH IS AMERICA?S SHIP OF STATE AND AN UNDEFEATED SYMBOL OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, SERVICE, AND SACRIFICE.]

"THE USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM WILL TRANSFORM THE INTERPRETIVE ENDEAVORS OF TWO SEPARATE ENTITIES THROUGH A STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH THE U.S. NAVY'S USS CONSTITUTION. THE ALL ABOARD PROJECT WILL INTEGRATE EXPERIENCES TO TAKE PLACE BOTH ON BOARD THE SHIP AND IN THE MUSEUM FOR THE FIRST TIME TO MAXIMIZE LEARNING. FOUR NEW SCHOOL AND ONE OUT-OF-SCHOOL FIELDTRIP PROGRAMS WILL BE CREATED FEATURING ONBOARD AND IN MUSEUM EXPERIENCES. THREE ADDITIONAL FAMILY PROGRAMS WILL BE DEVELOPED TO ENGAGE ADULTS AND CHILDREN TOGETHER. THE PROJECT WILL OFFER FREE PROGRAMS AND TRANSPORTATION FOR BOSTON STUDENTS IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL, AND PROVIDE THE SHIP'S CREW MEMBERS AND THE MUSEUM FACILITATORS HISTORY, INTERPRETATION, AND ACCESSIBILITY TRAINING NEEDED TO CONNECT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH THE STORY OF THE USS CONSTITUTION. ALL ABOARD WILL OFFER NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSE AND UNDERSERVED AUDIENCES TO EXPLORE THE SHIP THROUGH DYNAMIC, IMMERSIVE, AND INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS INFORMED BY THE MUSEUM'S EXPERTISE IN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE AND INFORMAL LEARNING."

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS - MUSEUMS

ACTIVATE THE NPS URBAN AGENDA THROUGH CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING; ENHANCING VISITOR EXPERIENCE; AND DEFINING A STEWARDSHIP AND USE PROGRAM AT T

THE USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM WILL LAUNCH A SALUTE TO SERVICE INITIATIVE TO TRANSFORM ITSELF INTO A HUB FOR CONVERSATION, CONNECTION, AND COMMUNITY AROUND MILITARY SERVICE. A STRATEGIC FOCUS ON SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL SIGNIFICANTLY STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND HOW THE MUSEUM, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE U.S. NAVY?S USS CONSTITUTION, ENHANCES THE GENERAL PUBLIC?S UNDERSTANDING OF THE MILITARY COMMUNITY. THE MAJOR GOALS OF THE INITIATIVE ARE FOR THE MILITARY COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SEE THE MUSEUM AS A TRUSTED SPACE FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND CIVILIAN PARTICIPANTS IN SALUTE TO SERVICE PROGRAMS TO GAIN AN ELEVATED UNDERSTANDING OF MILITARY SERVICE AND FAMILY SACRIFICE.

21ST CENTURY MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM

ALL HANDS ONLINE

SHARING THE STORIES: RESEARCH AND INTERPRETATION AT THE USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM

INSPIRATION FROM "OLD IRONSIDES" - ON-SITE & ONLINE [THE USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM (USSCM) RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS $199,676 TO SUPPORT INSPIRATION FROM "OLD IRONSIDES" - ON-SITE & ONLINE. NEH FUNDING WILL SUSTAIN SEVEN FULL-TIME HUMANITIES POSITIONS AND RESTORE FOUR PART-TIME HUMANITIES POSITIONS BY UNDERWRITING THREE CORE ACTIVITIES: 1.) BRINGING THE GALLERIES TO LIFE THROUGH HANDS-ON VISITOR EXPERIENCES; 2.) EXPANDING THE SUCCESSFUL VIRTUAL MUSEUM WITH UPDATED CONTENT, RESOURCES, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING; AND 3.) DEVELOPING AN EDUCATION PORTAL FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WITH NEW VIDEO CONTENT AND PRIMARY SOURCES. TODAY, AS OUR NATION RETURNS WARILY TO SAFE HARBOR AFTER AN ARDUOUS FIRST LEG OF THE JOURNEY THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, USS CONSTITUTION OFFERS A WAY TO BUILD BACK EVEN STRONGER, THROUGH THE LENS OF THE HUMANITIES. THE ENGAGED LEARNING THAT AUDIENCES WILL ENJOY THROUGH THESE VIRTUAL AND ON-SITE PROGRAMS WILL ENABLE THE SHIP TO SPEAK TO TODAY?S AUDIENCES WITH ITS FULLEST VOICE, DEMONSTRATING 223-YEARS OF RESILIENCE AND COURAGE.] [PURPOSE: THE GRANT TO THE USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM WILL SUPPORT THE CREATION OF HANDS ON EXPERIENCES AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN. THE GRANT WILL PAY FOR THE LICENSING AND MATERIAL COSTS FOR A NEW EXHIBITION PROJECT TITLED "INSPIRATION FROM OLD IRONSIDES.? IT WILL?RETAIN SEVEN STAFF AND RESTORE FOUR PART-TIME POSITIONS WHICH WERE PUT ON HOLD DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: WITH THE AWARD, THE MUSEUM WILL RETURN TO ITS ON-SITE HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING AND RESUME ITS STAFF-LED INTERACTIONS. A NEW SCHOOL VACATION WEEK ACTIVITY CALLED ?SURVIVING THE SEVEN SEAS? WILL BE INTRODUCED. THE MUSEUM'S VIRTUAL PRESENCE WILL BE EXPANDED INVOLVING SUCH ACTIVITIES LIKE BIWEEKLY EDUCATIONAL VIDEO SERIES, VIRTUAL PANEL DISCUSSIONS OF ENSLAVED LABOR, BLACK SAILORS, SHIP DESIGN ACROSS CULTURES, AND CRYPTOLOGY IN NAVAL HISTORY. VIRTUAL JULY 4TH CELEBRATION AND VIRTUAL USS CONSTITUTION 224TH BIRTHDAY PARTY WILL BE HELD. THE MUSEUM WILL PRODUCE MINUTE LONG ARTIFACT VIDEOS TO HIGHLIGHTING THE HUMAN STORIES BEHIND 12 SIGNIFICANT ARTIFACTS FROM ITS COLLECTION. ALL CONTENT WILL BE SHARED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. INTERGENERATIONAL VIRTUAL PROGRAMS LIKE GAME NIGHTS WILL BE HELD. A MONTHLY BLOG WILL EXPLORE RESEARCH INTO EVENTS, PERSONALITIES, AND THEMATIC TOPICS FROM THE SHIP'S HISTORY. THE EDUCATIONAL PORTAL OF THE MUSEUM WILL BE REDESIGNED WITH NEW CIVICS-THEMED SCHOOL PROGRAMS. A NEW VIDEO TOUR OF THE SHIP FOR STUDENTS WILL BE PRODUCED. 12 SHORT INTRODUCTORY VIDEOS ABOUT THE WAR OF 1812 AND LIFE AT SEA WILL BE PRODUCED. THE EDUCATOR RESOURCE PORTAL WILL BE REDESIGNED AND ENABLE TEACHERS TO EASILY ACCESS THESE MATERIAL. A TEACHER ADVISOR PANEL WILL BE INITIATED TO ENSURE THAT THESE RESOURCES MEET THE EDUCATORS? NEEDS.  EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE MAIN OUT COME IS THE RESUMPTION AND EXPANSION OF THE MUSEUM?S ROBUST ACTIVITIES IN A SAFER WAY, ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS. THE MUSEUM WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPLY A HANDS ON EXPERIENCE OF THE US NAVAL HISTORY FOR ITS AUDIENCES.  INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THE GRANT ARE STUDENTS AND CHILDREN, YOUNG VISITORS OF THE MUSEUM, HUMANITIES SCHOLARS AND PUBLIC HUMANITIES EXPERTS, GENERAL PUBLIC, AND THE MUSEUM STAFF.  SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS. ]

HEIGHTEN PARK VISIBILITY & RELEVANCE THROUGH CREATIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

THE USS CONSTITUTION AND THE WAR OF 1812

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SAILORS SPEAK: THE IMPACT OF WAR ON NAVAL VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE COUNTRY ["SAILORS SPEAK" IS A HUMANITIES-BASED DISCUSSION PROGRAM FOR NAVY VETERANS, THEIR ADULT FAMILY MEMBERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. USING USS CONSTITUTION AS A LENS, THE PROGRAM EXAMINES THE WAR OF 1812 AND THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR THROUGH MULTIMEDIA PRIMARY SOURCES. THIS FIVE-DAY PREPARATORY PROGRAM WILL TRAIN TEN VETERAN AND NON-VETERAN FACILITATORS TO LEAD THREE DISTINCT DISCUSSION SERIES FOR NAVAL VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. PARTICIPANTS WILL INTERPRET THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES AS VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILY MEMBERS IN A HISTORICAL CONTEXT EXPLORING SIMILARITIES, CHANGES AND UNIVERSAL THEMES. THEMES INCLUDE MOTIVATION FOR JOINING THE NAVY; IMPACT OF SEPARATION ON FAMILIES; NAVAL SERVICE AND THE EXPERIENCE OF WAR; RETURNING HOME AND REINTEGRATION; AND COMMEMORATION AND MEMORY. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, DISCUSSION LEADERS, HUMANITIES SCHOLARS, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND THOSE WITH FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE WILL PROMOTE COMMUNITY BUILDING, CONNECTION, AND HEALING THROUGH OPEN DIALOGUE.]

WINDOW TO THE WORLD: USS CONSTITUTION?S AROUND THE WORLD CRUISE, 1844-1846 [THE USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM (USSCM) SEEKS A $40,000 NEH PLANNING GRANT FOR WINDOW TO THE WORLD: USS CONSTITUTION?S AROUND THE WORLD CRUISE, 1844-1846 (WTW). WTW WILL ANCHOR THE MUSEUM?S NEW EXHIBIT BUILDING, PROJECTING TO ENGAGE 600,000 LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL VISITORS ANNUALLY. THE EXHIBIT WILL REINVIGORATE THE INTERPRETATION OF THIS NATIONAL MONUMENT BY BRINGING THE SHIP?S STORY FORWARD FROM THE WAR OF 1812 TO EXPLORE HER ROLE AS A DIPLOMATIC AND TRADE ENVOY IN THE 1840S WHEN INDIGENOUS EXPERIENCES OF COLONIALISM AROUND THE WORLD WERE CHANGING RAPIDLY. THIS LARGELY UNKNOWN ?AROUND-THE-WORLD? STORY WILL BE TOLD FROM DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES INCLUDING THE SHIP'S MULTICULTURAL CREW AND THE NATIONS CONSTITUTION VISITED IN THE TROPICS AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. WTW INVITES US TO USE ?OLD IRONSIDES? AND HER CREW AS A LENS THROUGH WHICH TO EXAMINE THE DIVERSE EXPERIENCES OF NATION-STATES AND CULTURES AS THE NEW UNITED STATES ATTEMPTS TO ASSERT ITSELF ON THE WORLD STAGE.]

NEH CHAIRMAN'S GRANT

PRESERVATION, REHABILITATION, INTERPRETATION, AND OPERATION OF USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM FACILITY