Programs

  • Program 1 [2018]

    EXHIBITION SUPPORT: IN FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2017-2018, THE LMF HELPED MAKE POSSIBLE THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS AT LSM PROPERTIES:1. RECOVERED MEMORIES: SPAIN, NEW ORLEANS, AND THE SUPPORT FOR THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (CABILDO, NEW ORLEANS) - A 7,000 SQUARE FOOT EXHIBITION THAT FEATURED HUNDREDS OF HISTORIC ARTIFACTS, DOCUMENTS, COSTUMES AND WORKS OF ART FROM SPANISH AND U.S. MUSEUMS, ARCHIVES AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. IT TOLD THE STORY OF SPAIN'S INFLUENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ORLEANS AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE FOUNDING OF OUR COUNTRY, TAKING PLACE IN THE BUILDING THAT ONCE SERVED AS THE SEAT OF SPANISH COLONIAL LOUISIANA.2. WORLD WAR I EXHIBIT "FOR HOME AND COUNTRY: LOUISIANA IN THE GREAT WAR," (CAPITOL PARK MUSEUM, BATON ROUGE) - AN EXHIBIT EXPLORING NOT ONLY THE IMPACT THAT WWI HAD ON LOUISIANA BUT ALSO THE IMPACT THAT LOUISIANA HAD ON WWI, EXPLORING THE HOMEFRONT, MOBILIZATION, WARFRONT AND MEMORIALIZATION ASPECTS OF THE WAR. 3. WOMEN OF NOTE (NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM AT THE OLD U.S. MINT, NEW ORLEANS) - AN EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE EVOLUTION OF NEW ORLEANS JAZZ.4. HERMAN LEONARD: DOCUMENTING THE GIANTS OF JAZZ (NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM AT THE OLD U.S. MINT, NEW ORLEANS) - A PHOTO EXHIBITION SHOWCASING SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC PHOTOS SHOT BY PROLIFIC PHOTOGRAPHER HERMAN LEONARD.5. THE RIVER AS A CRADLE (PRESBYTERE, NEW ORLEANS) - A LARGE SCALE SCULPTURE DEPICTING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER REPURPOSING THE EXISTING 'LIVING WITH HURRICANES, KATRINA AND BEYOND' GLASS BOTTLES AND HANDS CEILING PIECE.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $143.8K

  • Program 2 [2018]

    COLLECTIONS & MUSEUM CONSERVATION SUPPORT: IN FY 2017-2018, LMF PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ARTIFACTS IN THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS.LMF PROVIDED FUNDING THROUGH AN INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES GRANT FOR A PROJECT TO FULLY CATALOGUE, DIGITIZE, AND DISSEMINATE LSM'S EXTENSIVE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ COLLECTION, WHICH INCLUDES MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, TEXTILES/COSTUMES, PHOTOGRAPHS, PICTORIAL OBJECTS, EPHEMERA AND SHEET MUSIC.LMF CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FUNDING THROUGH A MAJOR DONATION THAT ENABLED THE LSM TO KEEP THE READING ROOM OF LSM'S LOUISIANA HISTORICAL CENTER OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO ENSURE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE MAPS, MANUSCRIPTS, AND OTHER RESEARCH MATERIALS HOUSED IN THE ARCHIVE.LMF PROVIDED FUNDS THROUGH A MAJOR DONATION FOR THE TREATMENT, CLEANING, STRETCHING, AND CONSERVEVATION OF THE XAVIER GONZALES MURAL THAT ONCE HUNG IN DIXIE'S BAR OF MUSIC FOR DISPLAY IN THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM.LMF PROVIDED FUNDS THROUGH A NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION GRANT TO DIGITIZE AND CREATE PUBLIC ACCESS COPIES OF 9 DON PERRY FILMS FROM THE NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVALS OF 1968 AND 1969.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $76.7K

  • Program 3 [2018]

    PUBLIC PROGRAMS, EDUCATION OUTREACH, AND MARKETING: IN FY 2017-2018, LMF HELPED MAKE POSSIBLE THE LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM'S DELIVERY OF PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMMING AND MARKETING OF MUSEUM SERVICES, COLLECTIONS, FACILITIES, AND PROJECTS. LMF ALSO COORDINATED MUSEUM MARKETING EVENTS.LMF CONTINUED ITS RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTRACTING WITH ALL PERFORMERS AND HANDLING CONCESSION SALES FOR LSM'S MOST POPULAR PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM-MUSIC AT THE MINT AND HANDLED CONCESSION SALES FOR OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS AS REQUESTED. LMF PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCE, THE MAJOR REGIONAL NETWORKING ORGANIZATION FOR MUSEUMS AND THEIR STAFF IN THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES, OPENING RECEPTION HELD AT THE PRESBYTERE.LMF PROVIDED FUNDING THROUGH A PATRICK TAYLOR FOUNDATION GRANT PUBLISHING AN EDUCATIONAL GRAPHIC NOVEL FOR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN IN CONNECTION WITH LSM'S BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS EXHIBITION COMPLETING THE GRANT PROJECT.LMF PROVIDED FUNDING THROUGH SEVERAL GRANTS AND PRIVATE DONATIONS FOR MUSICAL ACTS, LECTURES, AND PROGRAMMING FOR THE DOWNRIVER FESTIVAL, HELD AT NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM AT THE OLD U.S. MINT.LMF ORGANIZED AND HOSTED AN ANNUAL MEETING OF ITS MEMBERSHIP TO EDUCATE AND INTERPRET LSM'S WORK TO THE MUSEUM'S MOST COMMITTED SUPPORTERS AND ADVOCATES.LMF CONTINUED TO HOST AND PROVIDE THE FUNDING THROUGH NUMEROUS DONATIONS FOR WEB DEVELOPMENT AND WEB HOSTING SERVICES FOR SEVERAL LSM WEBSITES.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $148.8K