West End Museum Incorporated

THE WEST END MUSEUM WILL EXPAND ITS REACH BY OFFERING APPROXIMATELY 100 TARGETED PILOT PROGRAMS AND EVENTS. OVER THE TWO-YEAR PROJECT, THE MUSEUM WILL WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO ASSESS AND REVISE CURRENT OFFERINGS AND EXPLORE, DEVELOP, AND EVALUATE NEW PROGRAMS TO BETTER ENGAGE THE GREATER BOSTON COMMUNITY. MUSEUM STAFF WILL PURCHASE PROGRAMMING SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT, MARKETING MATERIALS, AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL CONTRACT WITH A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FACILITATOR AND A RANGE OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING PERFORMERS, HISTORIANS, AND INSTRUCTORS. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A PORTFOLIO OF SUSTAINED PROGRAM OFFERINGS REFLECTING THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF THE MUSEUM’S AUDIENCES, AND A ROBUST METHODOLOGY FOR THEIR ASSESSMENT. PROGRAMS WILL EDUCATE VISITORS, BRING TOGETHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND ENGAGE NEW AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN THE MUSEUM’S URBAN-PLANNING-FOCUSED MISSION.

MISSING STORIES: THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN BOSTON'S WEST END [MISSING STORIES: THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN BOSTON'S WEST END AIMS TO HAVE THE WEST END MUSEUM PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY EXPERTS TO COMPLETE A THOROUGH STUDY OF LOCAL ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS THAT ARE LIKELY TO CONTAIN INFORMATION ON THE LGBTQ+ HISTORY OF BOSTON?S WEST END NEIGHBORHOOD. USING THIS RESEARCH, THE MUSEUM WILL PRODUCE A PUBLIC EXHIBIT SHARING THE WEST END?S LGBTQ+ HISTORY WITH WEST END RESIDENTS AND THE LARGER BOSTON COMMUNITY, AND PRODUCE COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDING A WALKING TOUR AND TALKS. RESEARCH MATERIALS GATHERED DURING THIS PROJECT WILL BE ORGANIZED AND FILED WITHIN THE WEST END MUSEUM?S RESEARCH FILES, PART OF ITS ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS, AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER USE BOTH BY THE MUSEUM AND THE PUBLIC. ADDITIONALLY, FINDINGS FROM THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN PERMANENT INCLUSION OF LGBTQ+ PERSONS WITHIN WEM?S EXHIBITS, WALKING TOURS, AND WEBSITE, EXPANDING ITS ABILITY TO TELL THE STORIES OF THE ENTIRE WEST END COMMUNITY.]