Friday, September 02, 2005
MUSEUM DEVELOPING REGISTRY OF JEWISH AMERICANA
The National Museum of American Jewish History is developing a one-of-a-kind online catalogue of artifacts, documents, and photographs pertaining to American Jewish history. The NMAJH Registry, the most comprehensive searchable catalogue of objects about the experience of the Jewish people in America, will serve as an important resource for museums, scholars and the public.
The continuously growing NMAJH Registry of Jewish Americana includes pictures of artifacts, and information about them, from collections, museums, archives and libraries around the country. Visitors to the NMAJH Registry will be able to search for artifacts through a variety of categories, such as the type of object, place of origin, date, and home institution. “Just as we had intended for this project, creating the Registry has already brought to light treasures that have not been seen by anyone ever before,” said NMAJH Executive Director/CEO Gwen Goodman. “Beyond surveying the largest known collections across the country, the Registry development team also ‘discovered’ several little and unknown private collections that will soon be recorded in the Registry for all to see.”
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The NMAJH Registry is now being used by curators and designers developing the National Museum of American Jewish History’s new core exhibition and is expected to open to scholars and the public with the reopening of the new Museum, now scheduled for 2008. Click www. to see a featured artifact from the NMAJH Registry. This project is supported by a grant from the Heritage Philadelphia Program, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by the Independence Visitor Center Corporation. The Registry is also made possible in part through the generous support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The NMAJH Registry is constructed by and designed in collaboration with the Center for History and New Media, George Mason University.
FOR ART, CONTACT JAY NACHMAN AT 215-923-5978 OR BY EMAIL AT JNACHMAN@NMAJH.ORG
The continuously growing NMAJH Registry of Jewish Americana includes pictures of artifacts, and information about them, from collections, museums, archives and libraries around the country. Visitors to the NMAJH Registry will be able to search for artifacts through a variety of categories, such as the type of object, place of origin, date, and home institution. “Just as we had intended for this project, creating the Registry has already brought to light treasures that have not been seen by anyone ever before,” said NMAJH Executive Director/CEO Gwen Goodman. “Beyond surveying the largest known collections across the country, the Registry development team also ‘discovered’ several little and unknown private collections that will soon be recorded in the Registry for all to see.”
more …
REGISTRY/ADD 1
The NMAJH Registry is now being used by curators and designers developing the National Museum of American Jewish History’s new core exhibition and is expected to open to scholars and the public with the reopening of the new Museum, now scheduled for 2008. Click www. to see a featured artifact from the NMAJH Registry. This project is supported by a grant from the Heritage Philadelphia Program, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by the Independence Visitor Center Corporation. The Registry is also made possible in part through the generous support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The NMAJH Registry is constructed by and designed in collaboration with the Center for History and New Media, George Mason University.
FOR ART, CONTACT JAY NACHMAN AT 215-923-5978 OR BY EMAIL AT JNACHMAN@NMAJH.ORG
