African American Civil War Museum

The African-American Civil War Museum will provide specialized training to museum staff members in exhibit development and the production of traveling exhibits to tell the stories of African American Civil War veterans. Staff members will participate in a graphic production internship program and work closely with consultants in exhibit development and script writing, exhibit design, exhibit production and exhibit fabrication. Training experiences will enable the museum staff to produce a high quality traveling exhibit that will be available for viewing at the museum as well as for loan to local and nationwide schools, libraries and community centers. The project will serve the dual purpose of upgrading the interpretive skills of museum staff members while enabling the museum to serve a much wider audience through traveling exhibits.