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Exhibits Lab Construction Site and Building Plans

Anacostia Community Museum

Object Details

Creator

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum

Names

Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Jones, Alton
Kinard, John, 1936-1989
Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon), 1913-2001

Collection Creator

Anacostia Community Museum

Citation

Exhibits Lab Construction Site and Building Plans, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

At construction site, John Kinard and Alton Jones talk about the origin of the idea for the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, involving the community in museum operations, and the development and purpose of the Exhibit Design and Production Laboratory to be located in Fort Station (southeast Washington, D.C.). S.D. Ripley, R. Brooks, and L. Thomas tour the Exhibit Lab during construction process of structure. Footage of work on the construction site, various stages of building development, neighborhood surrounding the construction site, and discussion about the building plans for the Exhibits Lab.
Discussion, and b-roll or unedited footage. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. AV004334: recording is distorted and a recording of a Video Camera Demonstration interrupts discussion; content of discussion on AV004334 overlaps with content on AV004314. AV003564: exhibition lab from 001109 - 001345 and 001447 - 003135 [also on recording: Conversation about Penn State Student Visit, Anacostia Neighborhood Museum: Exhibition Construction and Exterior of Museum]. Undated.
sova.acma.09-023_ref616

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa77e4ad688-b84f-48b0-a940-c57cc58defa9

Local Numbers

ACMA AV004334 ACMA AV003564

Place

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States

Topic

African Americans
Communities
Museums
Community museums
Museums and community

Creator

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum

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Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989

Extent

3 Video recordings (open reel, 1/2 inch)

Date

circa 1973

Custodial History

Created for Anacostia Neighborhood Museum.

Archival Repository

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

Identifier

ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV004314

Type

Archival materials
Video recordings

Genre/Form

Video recordings

Note

002413 000642 003135

Collection Restrictions

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
ACMA.09-023_ref616
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa77e4ad688-b84f-48b0-a940-c57cc58defa9
ACMA.09-023
ACMA

Record ID

ebl-1568815250523-1568815250697-0

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