Arab American National Museum seeks to reflect broader range of immigrants
Associated Press
The Arab American National Museum is updating permanent exhibits to boost representation of immigrants and refugees from a broader range of countries.
The museum based in Dearborn says it’s making the changes with a $45,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The facility aims to document recent migration from places such as North Africa that aren’t represented in exhibits and programming.
Museum officials say they want “to give recent arrivals a more proportionate voice in Arab American history.” The effort will start with research and planning, and then the museum will seek another grant to build and install the updated exhibits.
The museum’s grant is among nearly 300 projects and programs nationwide receiving a total of $79 million from the federal agency.
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