Local Lessons in Letting Go.
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Benjamin P. Filene, Associate Professor and Director of Public History (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Near twenty years ago, I arrived in Appleton, bright-eyed, to be curator at the Outagamie County Historical Society. Brimming with excitement about my first day at my first real museum job, I stepped into...chaos. The museum had been without a curator for a little while and in the interim, the staff had had an idea that, in retrospect, looks years ahead of its time: make the community the curators! There would be an exhibit about holiday celebrations in the Fox Valley and different ethnic groups would each take charge of showcasing their own traditions.
Local Lessons in Letting Go.
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- Publication
- Language: English
- Date: 2012
- Keywords
- museums, history, museum outreach, local history