Museum Of North Idaho Inc

IN THE SECOND PHASE OF ITS MASTER INTERPRETIVE PLAN, THE MUSEUM OF NORTH IDAHO WILL INVITE MORE COMMUNITY VOICES TO THE TABLE TO UPDATE ITS EXHIBITIONS. THE MUSEUM WILL ENGAGE WITH THE COEUR D?ALENE TRIBE, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, K-12 SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH A SERIES OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS. IN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, INTERPRETIVE DESIGN AND EXHIBIT FABRICATION CONSULTANTS WILL DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE EXHIBITS, INCLUDING THOSE IN THE NEW EXHIBITION HALL. BY INCORPORATING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND STRENGTHENING LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS, THE MUSEUM WILL BRING PUBLIC VOICES TO THE EXHIBIT CONTENT AND MAKE THE MUSEUM MORE RELEVANT TO ITS CURRENT COMMUNITY AND VISITORS.

THE MUSEUM OF NORTH IDAHO WILL IMPROVE THE DOCUMENTATION AND PRESERVATION OF ITS HISTORIC FORT SHERMAN COLLECTION. FORT SHERMAN, A 19TH CENTURY UNITED STATES ARMY POST, PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF COEUR D’ALENE AND NORTH IDAHO. MUSEUM STAFF WILL ENGAGE A CURATORIAL CONTRACTOR TO CATALOG, DIGITIZE, AND RESEARCH APPROXIMATELY 232 HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS, 143 ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS AND LETTERS, AND 72 ARTIFACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MILITARY POST AND ITS PERSONNEL. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN ENHANCED PRESERVATION AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO FORT SHERMAN MATERIALS AND BROADEN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORIC SITE. RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, AND MUSEUM VISITORS SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF FORT SHERMAN AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH IDAHO WILL ALL BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT.