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CMSM opened its new permanent site with increased capacity to serve as an informal learning center that playfully engages children, families, and school groups in interactive experiences with the art and cultural heritage of southern Minnesota. With its current appropriation, CMSM is poised to strengthen its core as an institution that promotes arts and cultural heritage learning through continued

CMSM will build upon the work that began with its 2015-16 appropriation by (1) Remediation and further development of exhibit areas that promote Arts & Cultural Heritage (ACH) learning (2) Expanding ACH learning opportunities for new audiences at off-site locations; (3) Engaging an outside Evaluation Consultant to help plan/implement strategies that meaningfully assess ACH learning outcomes and impacts; (4) Boosting the Museum’s capacity to serve more school/early learning groups.

To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.

To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.

To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to broaden public accessibility to microfilmed records.

To hire qualified consultants to develop and install an exhibit on the history of 3M in Maplewood.

To hire a qualified professional to process three archival collections held by Ramsey County Historical Society.

To hire a qualified professional to assess the archival collections held by Ramsey County Historical Society.

Composing and recording traditional Hmong song poetry now that I'm in the third phase of my life, focused on my responsibilities as an old man, a grandfather. I want to do an album of song poetry about the things I am leaving behind. My voice is not as young or as handsome as it once was, scarred by time and circumstances, I now sing with an older man's tones. But even this is valuable for the human experience.

To hire a qualified consultant to write an exhibit plan on Jewish tradition in Minnesota.

To hire a qualified historian to research the history of Beth El Synagogue in Minnesota.

To hire qualified professionals to publish a book on the history of 20th century Jewish immigrant culture in Minnesota.

The Equity Alliance MN will bring to life absent narratives of Latino, Hmong, Native, Asian, African American, and women of the Civil Rights Era in a collaboration among youth, social studies teachers, Full Circle Theater (FCT), and St. Paul Neighborhood Network. The narratives, researched by youth, will be transformed by FCT into a six person play that will be presented, video recorded, and distributed with accompanying curriculum written by social studies teachers for teachers across the Equity Alliance MN and the state.

To digitize a collection of glass plate negatives, allowing for greater public access to this historic resource.

To document in 15-20 oral history interviews the history of the Capitol Region Watershed District.

To hire qualified professionals to produce a manuscript on the history of the Arlington Hills Public Library building.

Funding to support rehearsals, five outreach performances, and a concert entitled "We Are a Family", to be held on Saturday February 6, 2021 at the CCS auditorium.

The Center for Hmong Studies is seeking a $20,000 grant form the Hmong Cultural Grant program to acquire the Jason Schoonover Collection, to provide stipend for students to digitize and catalog the collection, and to organize a Hmong Textile exhibit to show the collection.

To hire a qualified historian to research the 150-year history of St. Paul's Central High School.

The Children's Discovery Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota aims to strengthen its highly successful School Service Program by retaining a Program development coordinator, changing core interactive exhibits and creating new curriculum for pre-school and K - 5 students in ten northern Minnesota counties.

The Children's Discovery Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota will strengthen its acclaimed school service program by: (1) continued leadership of a new Program Director retained on January 1, 2016 (2) creating a new (Minnesota built) core interactive exhibit; (3) developing new curriculum for pre-school through 3rd grade students in ten northern Minnesota counties.

The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota (CMSM) will build upon a strong foundation of Minnesota Arts, Culture and Heritage (ACH) learning experiences made possible with prior MN Legacy funding support to:

Understanding interconnected social justice histories is foundational to build solidarity with Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) communities to address systemic inequalities. LinkingLeaders Partnership will integrate solidarity practices by creating and integrating resources, tools, and modules for teaching BIPOC histories in our programs. Resources will be shared as models for practicing solidarity to be used and adapted by others doing solidarity and racial justice equity work.

To hire a qualified consultant to prepare a collections management policies and procedures document.

To gain physical and intellectual control through a professional inventory of remaining uninventoried museum collections.

Entering inventory level information, photographing, marking & cataloging 823 items into PastPerfect.

To gain physical and intellectual control through a professional inventory of approximately 3,800 objects documenting Ramsey County history.

CLUES will create “Santuario,” a multi-layered public art & creative placemaking project uplifting Latino cultural heritage, traditions, & identity; ultimately creating a cultural sanctuary space for Latino immigrant communities. The project will be coordinated by CLUES staff, led by 5 local Latino artists, & will involve 100-200 community participants. Through this process, participants will feel a sense of ownership in the space & will invite other friends and family into our community space.

To hire a qualified conservator to restore a significant object in the museum's collections.