INCLUSIVE HISTORY AT SANTA MONICA HISTORY MUSEUM [CONSIDERING INEQUITIES FURTHER MAGNIFIED DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEM...

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INCLUSIVE HISTORY AT SANTA MONICA HISTORY MUSEUM [CONSIDERING INEQUITIES FURTHER MAGNIFIED DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND THE RACE EQUITY MOVEMENT, SANTA MONICA HISTORY MUSEUM DETERMINED IT WAS TIME FOR US TO DECISIVELY ACT BY TAKING LARGE, TANGIBLE, VISIBLE STEPS AS A CULTURAL LEADER OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AND ENSURE A CONTINUITY OF CULTURAL CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY DESPITE THE DISRUPTIONS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. WE NOW RECOGNIZE THAT WHILE TO-DATE WE HAVE INCLUDED STORIES AND EXHIBITIONS THAT HIGHLIGHT SANTA MONICA?S BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) AND OTHER MARGINALIZED GROUPS, OUR CURATION AND PROGRAMMING HAS NOT BEEN HOLISTICALLY INCLUSIVE. WE NOW AIM TO ACHIEVE THE LATTER THROUGH OUR NEW INCLUSIVE HISTORY AT SANTA MONICA HISTORY MUSEUM PROJECT, WHICH WILL SEEK, GATHER, AND SHARE THE HISTORIES OF SANTA MONICA?S BIPOC AND OTHER MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, WE WILL FIRST FOCUS ON SANTA MONICA?S BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY.] [PURPOSE:?THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO RETAIN THREE FULL-TIME POSITIONS (AN ARCHIVIST, A MUSEUM MANAGER, AND A SOCIAL MEDIA AND VISUAL CONTENT MANAGER) AND?TO CREATE?ONE NEW POSITION (CURATOR OF INCLUSIVE HISTORY)?TO?ENHANCE MUSEUM CONTENT ON DIFFERENT MEDIA PLATFORMS, INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS, ONLINE CONTENT, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS FOR THE INCLUSIVE HISTORY AT SANTA MONICA HISTORY MUSEUM PROJECT.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE MUSEUM PLANS TO UNDERTAKE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL RESEARCH AND MEET WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS TO INFORM THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF EXHIBITION UPDATES TO HIGHLIGHT SANTA MONICA?S BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) COMMUNITIES AND THOSE OF OTHER MARGINALIZED GROUPS. THEY WILL ALSO DEVELOP A PARTICIPANT SURVEY AND NEW PARTICIPANT DEMOGRAPHIC TRACKING SYSTEM, WILL PRODUCE NEW DIGITAL CONTENT, INCLUDING ARTICLES FOR THEIR WEBSITE AND E-NEWSLETTERS, AND WILL CREATE AN EXHIBIT ON THE MUSEUM?S GOOGLE ARTS & CULTURE PAGE. THEY WILL ALSO PLAN PUBLIC EVENTS LIKE SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.   EXPECTED OUTCOMES:?THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE: RETAINING AND HIRING STAFF, AN IMPROVED CORE EXHIBIT THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE MUSEUM?S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND AUDIENCES, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, ENHANCED ONLINE CONTENT INCLUDING AN EXHIBIT, AND REFINED AUDIENCE DATA.  INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE AUDIENCES THAT WILL BENEFIT FROM THESE MUSEUM FORMATS THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT A DIVERSITY OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY AT LARGE, STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO CAN ACCESS THE EXHIBIT ON THE MUSEUM?S GOOGLE ARTS & CULTURE PAGE.   SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:?THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS. ]