NMAJH E-newsletter
July 08, 2008
Enews July 2008
Welcome to the electronic newsletter of the National Museum of American Jewish History. This newsletter is designed to keep you informed of exhibitions, programs and other activities of the NMAJH, the only Museum in the country exclusively presenting educational programs and experiences that preserve, explore and celebrate the history of the Jews in America.
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MUSEUM-CAM NOW ON THE MALL
The Museum has installed a high definition camera that allows people to follow the progress of the new National Museum of American Jewish History on its website as it is being built.
The link to the picture, which refreshes every 15 minutes, can be found on the Museum's homepage at www.nmajh.org. From its position across the street from the Museum site, the camera captures the construction of the Museum's west and north facades. The camera, dubbed the Museum-Cam, will stay up until the building is completed in the fall of 2010, allowing the Museum to record the construction process for its archives.
As of July, 2008, concrete for the first floor, which will house the visitor and group entrances, bookstore, and a major multimedia exhibition entitled "Only in America", is being laid. In the fall, the steel frame of the building will be erected. Previously the site was excavated and then shored up. Following that, the foundation for the building was put in place.
The new 100,000-square-foot building on Independence Mall will stand directly across from the Liberty Bell, two blocks south of the National Constitution Center, and one block north of the birthplace of American liberty, Independence Hall. Please look for the Museum-Cam link on the left-hand side of future NMAJH E-newsletters.For more information on the new Museum contact Irv at 215.923.3811 x133 .
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National Museum of American Jewish History
Independence Mall East
55 North 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2197
Tel: 215.923.3811 Fax: 215.923.0763
www.nmajh.org
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MUSEUM-CAM NOW ON THE MALL
The Museum has installed a high definition camera that allows people to follow the progress of the new National Museum of American Jewish History on its website as it is being built. The link to the picture, which refreshes every 15 minutes, can be found on the Museum's homepage at www.nmajh.org. From its position across the street from the Museum site, the camera captures the construction of the Museum's west and north facades. The camera, dubbed the Museum-Cam, will stay up until the building is completed in the fall of 2010, allowing the Museum to record the construction process for its archives.
As of July, 2008, concrete for the first floor, which will house the visitor and group entrances, bookstore, and a major multimedia exhibition entitled "Only in America", is being laid. In the fall, the steel frame of the building will be erected. Previously the site was excavated and then shored up. Following that, the foundation for the building was put in place.
The new 100,000-square-foot building on Independence Mall will stand directly across from the Liberty Bell, two blocks south of the National Constitution Center, and one block north of the birthplace of American liberty, Independence Hall. Please look for the Museum-Cam link on the left-hand side of future NMAJH E-newsletters.For more information on the new Museum contact Irv at 215.923.3811 x133 .
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National Museum of American Jewish History
Independence Mall East
55 North 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2197
Tel: 215.923.3811 Fax: 215.923.0763
www.nmajh.org
posted by nmajh @ 7/08/2008 
