Sustaining Places

Small Museum of the Month: Jane and Little Mitchell Center

This month’s Small Museum of the Month is the Jane and Littleton Mitchell Center for African American Heritage. The Mitchell Center is physically located in the Delaware History Museum, which is operated by
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Small Museum of the Month: Asian Arts Initiative

This month of March, Sustaining Places is featuring the Asian Arts Initiative located at 1219 Vine Street in the Chinatown North/Callowhill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Asian Arts Initiative is
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Small Museum of the Month: Paul Robeson House & Museum

This month the featured small museum is the Paul Robeson House and Museum administered by the West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance (WPCA) located in the Walnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Small Museum of the Month: The Colored Girls Museum

This month we are featuring The Colored Girls Museum (TCGM) located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Colored Girls Museum is a memoir museum, which honors the stories, experiences,
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Small Museum of the Month: The Cambridge Historical Society

Our featured small museum this month is the Cambridge Historical Society in Cambridge, MA. On the front page of its website, the Society invites guests to “be a part of
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Small Museum of the Month: President Lincoln’s Cottage

July’s featured Small Museum of the Month is President Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington, D.C.
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Small Museum of the Month: Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art

The Small Museum of the Month for May is the Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art in David City, NE. The institution is the only museum dedicated exclusively to agrarian
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Small Museum of the Month: The Alice Paul Institute

Paulsdale, the birthplace and childhood home of militant suffragist leader Alice Paul, isn’t your typical museum and arguably isn’t a museum at all. Paulsdale is the headquarters of the Alice
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Small Museum of the Month: Philadelphia Public History Truck

This month’s museum: Philadelphia Public History Truck in Philadelphia, PA. Community engagement is a necessity for any museum or historic home. Long-term sustainability requires connecting with new audiences regularly and
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Small Museum of the Month: History Hunters Youth Reporter Program

This month, Sustaining Places is highlighting the work of the History Hunters Youth Reporter Program in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Imagine walking the grounds of estates with noble-sounding names like Stenton and
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