Strawbery Banke Museum

PENHALLOW HOUSE PROJECT [THE RESTORATION OF PENHALLOW HOUSE WILL PRESERVE A C. 1750 HISTORIC HOUSE AT STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM, ENABLING THE MUSEUM TO CREATE AN EXHIBIT TO INTERPRET THE HISTORY OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY IN THE MID-1950S DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, THE FIRST HOUSE EXHIBIT OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY IN PORTSMOUTH, NH.]

STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT NEW INTERPRETIVE STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE CAPTAIN WALSH HOUSE, AN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY HISTORIC HOME LOCATED ON THE MUSEUM'S TEN-ACRE CAMPUS. THE REINTERPRETATION OF THE HOUSE IS INFORMED BY A LONG-RANGE INTERPRETIVE PLAN DEVELOPED THROUGH AN IMLS-SUPPORTED PLANNING PROCESS. THE FIRST-FLOOR ROOMS WILL BE FURNISHED WITH REPRODUCTIONS WHICH VISITORS CAN USE AND HANDLE, CREATING AN IMMERSIVE, INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE AND ALLOWING FOR TESTING OF NEW PILOT PROGRAMS FOR SPECIFIC AUDIENCES SUCH AS TEACHERS AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED VISITORS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE CREATION OF AN ACCURATE PERIOD GARDEN AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROVISION OF RESOURCE MATERIALS AND TRAINING FOR STAFF. VISITOR FEEDBACK WILL BE GATHERED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT TO GUIDE THE MUSEUM IN REFINING THE INTERPRETIVE STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMMING FOR VISITING SCHOOLS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

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