"Open to Question" Project and Picture of the Week
Museum Without Walls Updates and Picture of the Week!
Have you been wondering what the people behind the University District Museum Without Walls have been up to lately? Well, we have been busily making plans for five exciting upcoming projects: curating a temporary exhibit, collecting oral histories, creating a set of collectible cards, installing new sculptures, and depicting U-District history on billboards throughout the neighborhood. We are always looking for enthusiastic volunteers and public support so if you want to get involved we have a place for you!
One project that is currently underway is a temporary exhibit that will be installed somewhere in the U-District (location TBD) sometime in the fall of 2008. We are using the working title Open to Question: Social, Political and Community Activism in the University District to describe the exhibit. Open to Question will explore the fascinating history of activism in this neighborhood, with a special focus on the period from 1965-1975. We’ll be using photos, posters, newspapers, oral histories and more to tell this story, so if you have something to contribute, please let us know.
As part of the exhibit process, the Museum Without Walls blog will be featuring a “Picture of the Week” that represents activism in the U- District. Check back every week for a new picture!
The first Picture of the Week honors the spirit of holiday giving and community activism that tends to be on people’s minds in the month of December. In this photo, a University of Washington staff member contributes to a UW Holiday Food Drive for the University District Food Bank.
The University District Food Bank truly embodies the spirit of giving back to the community by serving 850 needy Northeast Seattle families every week. The holidays are an especially good time to consider making a donation to the Food Bank, but donations are needed year round! Contact the Food Bank today and see how you can make a difference in your community.
Happy Holidays and we’ll see you in the New Year!
- Julia
Photograph courtesy of University Week
Have you been wondering what the people behind the University District Museum Without Walls have been up to lately? Well, we have been busily making plans for five exciting upcoming projects: curating a temporary exhibit, collecting oral histories, creating a set of collectible cards, installing new sculptures, and depicting U-District history on billboards throughout the neighborhood. We are always looking for enthusiastic volunteers and public support so if you want to get involved we have a place for you!
One project that is currently underway is a temporary exhibit that will be installed somewhere in the U-District (location TBD) sometime in the fall of 2008. We are using the working title Open to Question: Social, Political and Community Activism in the University District to describe the exhibit. Open to Question will explore the fascinating history of activism in this neighborhood, with a special focus on the period from 1965-1975. We’ll be using photos, posters, newspapers, oral histories and more to tell this story, so if you have something to contribute, please let us know.
As part of the exhibit process, the Museum Without Walls blog will be featuring a “Picture of the Week” that represents activism in the U- District. Check back every week for a new picture!
The first Picture of the Week honors the spirit of holiday giving and community activism that tends to be on people’s minds in the month of December. In this photo, a University of Washington staff member contributes to a UW Holiday Food Drive for the University District Food Bank.
The University District Food Bank truly embodies the spirit of giving back to the community by serving 850 needy Northeast Seattle families every week. The holidays are an especially good time to consider making a donation to the Food Bank, but donations are needed year round! Contact the Food Bank today and see how you can make a difference in your community.
Happy Holidays and we’ll see you in the New Year!
- Julia
Photograph courtesy of University Week
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