September 23, 2004
"Shared Waters" Exhibit Wins Award
"Shared Waters,' the current exhibit at the Fort Miami Heritage Society in St. Joseph recently was named Best Exhibit of 2004 by the Center for Great Lakes Culture at Michigan State University. The society wil celebrate the award with a special public ceremony at 7 p.m. September 30 at the Priscilla U. Byrns Heritage Center, 708 Market Street, St. Joseph. Why was this award merited? Read on.....
Best Exhibit of 2004
Each year the Center for Great Lakes Culture honors one outstanding exhibition that serves as a model for interpretation of Great Lakes regional culture. Museum exhibits from throughout the Great Lakes states and Ontario are concsidered eligible for the award. The center evaluates the exhibits based on their visual appeal and the use of other sensory elements, educational opportunites and the exhibit's overall effectiveness in communicating its central theme."Shared Watrs" impressed the award committee and scored on all counts.
The committee praised the careful research that went into the exhibit, the use of thematic elements to tell the "Shared Waters" story, the effective incorporation of Indian and gender perspectives in the interpretation and the outstanding programming.
Posted by Kristin at September 23, 2004 02:04 PM