Detroit Historical Society

THE DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM WILL CONDUCT A DIGITIZATION PROJECT TO CREATE HIGH-QUALITY DIGITAL RECORDS OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS IN THEIR COLLECTION, INCLUDING FURNITURE, TRANSPORTATION ARTIFACTS, AND SHIP MODELS. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL HIRE COLLECTIONS COORDINATORS TO WORK WITH EXISTING STAFF AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO PRODUCE IMAGES AND VIDEOS OF THE ARTIFACTS. STAFF WILL CREATE SOCIAL MEDIA AND BLOG POSTS THAT WILL DETAIL THE PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT. THE DIGITIZATION WILL RESULT IN A SEARCHABLE DATABASE THAT THE INSTITUTION WILL MAKE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC ONLINE, BENEFITTING TEACHERS, STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, AND RESEARCHERS.

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BOOM TOWN: DETROIT IN THE 1920S EXHIBITION AT THE DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM

COLLECTING DETROITERS? STORIES OF COURAGE, STRUGGLE, LOSS, AND RESILIENCE: AN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT [THE DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY (DHS) SEEKS TO EXPAND ITS GROWING ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION BY CAPTURING STORIES FROM DETROIT RESIDENTS AND OTHERS, WITH A PARTICULAR EFFORT ON REACHING UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN THE REGION. ENTITLED COLLECTING DETROITERS? STORIES OF COURAGE, STRUGGLE, LOSS AND RESILI-ENCE: AN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, DHS WILL COLLECT NEW STORIES FROM THOSE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC FOR ITS ONGOING DETROIT RESPONDS: STORIES FROM THE TIME OF COVID-19 COLLECTION, AND WILL CREATE A NEW PROJECT AREA CALLED THE NEIGHBORHOODS: WHERE CLIMATE CHANGE MATTERS THAT FOCUSES ON THE EFFECTS OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS ON INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN DETROIT.]

SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT TO PROTECT THE FACILITIES AND COLLECTIONS OF THE DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY [THE DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL PURCHASE AND INSTALL UPGRADED SECURITY SYSTEMS FOR THE THREE BUILDINGS IT OPERATES (THE DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM, THE DOSSIN GREAT LAKES MUSEUM AND THE COLLECTIONS RESOURCE CENTER), IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL PROTECTION FOR THE SOCIETY?S UNPARALLELED COLLECTIONS.]

DETROIT 1967: LOOKING BACK TO MOVE FORWARD

THE DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY (DHS) HAS A 100-YEAR LEGACY OF TELLING THE CITY'S STORIES AND WHY THEY MATTER. WITH THE 50-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE TUMULTUOUS DETROIT RIOTS LOOMING, DHS SOUGHT THE BEST WAY TO TELL THE TRAUMATIC AND SENSITIVE STORY THAT STILL RESONATED WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WHILE ALSO INCORPORATING ALL DETROITERS IN THE NARRATIVE. RATHER THAN AVOIDING THE SUBJECT OR ADDRESSING IT THROUGH A TRADITIONAL EXHIBITION. THE 50-YEAR ANNIVERSARY BECAME THE CATALYST FOR DETROIT 67: LOOKING BACK TO MOVE FORWARD, A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT THAT CHANGED THE WAY DHS DEFINED ITS ROLE IN CIVIC DIALOGUE AND HISTORIC COMMEMORATION.

DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY AUDIOVISUAL PRESERVATION PROJECT