Florida Holocaust Museum Inc

15.929 SAVE AMERICAS TREASURES OPPORTUNITY P25AS00508 SAVE AMERICAS TREASURES GRANTS FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND PROVIDE PRESERVATION AND OR CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE TO NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND COLLECTIONS. GRANTS ARE AWARDED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS AND REQUIRE A DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR, NON-FEDERAL MATCH, WHICH CAN BE CASH OR DOCUMENTED IN-KIND. THE GRANT PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS (NEA), THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH), AND THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES (IMLS). BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATES, TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PHYSICAL PRESERVATION PROJECT IS AWARDED TO FLORIDA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM, INC. THE PROJECT WILL REHOUSE AND STABILIZE STORAGE CONDITIONS OF THE ELIE WIESEL COLLECTION AT THE FLORIDA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM THE COLLECTION DOCUMENTS THE LIFE WORK OF NOBEL PEACE PRIZE RECIPIENT ELIE WIESE.

THE FLORIDA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM WILL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART CORE EXHIBITION TO INCLUDE THEIR MOST IMPACTFUL ITEMS ON DISPLAY, INCLUDING A HISTORIC BOXCAR AND TRACK FROM TREBLINKA, A DANISH RESCUE BOAT, THE ARCHIVES OF NOBEL LAUREATE ELIE WIESEL, AND A LETTER SIGNED BY ALBERT EINSTEIN. THIS PROJECT WILL FURTHER THE FLORIDA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM’S STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL OF ENHANCING ACCESS AND AUDIENCE REACH BY INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY AND INTERACTIVE COMPONENTS TO A RE-DESIGNED CORE EXHIBIT. THE MUSEUM WILL ALSO WORK TO REACH AND ENGAGE NEW AUDIENCES, INCLUDING COLLEGE STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS FROM ALL ACADEMIC LEVELS.

THE FLORIDA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM WILL EXPAND ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING BY CREATING TWO NEW INTERACTIVE SURVIVOR TESTIMONY BIOGRAPHIES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE USC SHOAH FOUNDATION, THE MUSEUM WILL CONDUCT MULTI-DAY FILMING SESSIONS USING A MULTI-CAMERA RECORDING SYSTEM TO CAPTURE THOUSANDS OF RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS, WHICH WILL FORM THE BASIS OF THE INTERACTIVE TESTIMONY BIOGRAPHIES. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL ENGAGE A MEDIA PRODUCTION COMPANY TO CREATE SHORT INTRODUCTORY FILMS OFFERING HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND PERSONAL CONTEXT TO HELP VISITORS BETTER UNDERSTAND EACH SURVIVOR’S LIFE AND EXPERIENCES BEFORE ENGAGING WITH THE INTERACTIVE TESTIMONIES. THE PROJECT RESOURCES WILL BECOME A PERMANENT PART OF THE MUSEUM’S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IN ITS IMMERSIVE THEATER, PRIMARILY BENEFITING STUDENTS IN GRADES 5–12 WHO PARTICIPATE IN ON-SITE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND GUIDED SCHOOL TOURS. THE PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN HOLOCAUST EDUCATION FOR ALL VISITORS DURING A TIME OF RISING ANTISEMITISM AND HOLOCAUST DENIAL.

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