Florida A&M University

The Meek-Eaton Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum (MEBA) at Florida A&M University will implement the K-20 Community Museum project as an example for small and midsize museums to quickly become relevant to schools in their area and offer tourism and programmatic development opportunities. Through the multi-faceted project, MEBA will position its programming to serve K-20 (kindergarten through post-secondary aged) audiences and the at-large community by implementing a series of community dialogue forums; aligning to state content standards thirteen galleries including, but those dealing with African-Americans in the military, medicine and science, religion and art; and creating and integrating post-secondary syllabi with access to its special collections, research center, and general archives and galleries. The project will demonstrate how a humanities-focused museum can integrate STEM and the arts, serve a broad K-20 audience, and direct community engagement. The project will use both formative and summative assessment measures.