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MADE BY US, AN ENTITY OF THE ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER, WILL CREATE PROGRAMMING RESOURCES FOR MUSEUMS THAT ENCOURAGE INFORMED YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN CIVIC LIFE AND THE 250TH COMMEMORATION OF THE UNITED STATES. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE HOSTING FOUR CONVENINGS AROUND THE COUNTRY, WITH MUSEUM LEADERS AND YOUNG ADULTS, TO ARTICULATE PROGRAMMING STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES FOR MUSEUMS TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUTH. EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS WILL BE HIRED TO COMPILE AND ANALYZE RESULTS FROM WORKSHOPS AND TO DEVELOP A YOUTH250 TOOLKIT, WHICH WILL ASSIST MUSEUMS IN PLANNING YOUTH PROGRAMS. GEN Z STAFF WILL WORK WITH CONSULTANTS TO BUILD A YOUTH250 BUREAU MADE UP OF 25 MEMBERS, WHO WILL TRAIN AND ADVISE MUSEUMS ON THE USE OF THIS TOOLKIT. THE YOUTH250 TOOLKIT AND YOUTH250 BUREAU WILL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND REPLICABLE FOR MUSEUMS TO USE FOR AUDIENCES WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS.

THE ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER WILL INVENTORY AND DIGITIZE 4,000 MUSEUM ARTIFACTS FROM ITS COLLECTION, WHICH IT WILL SHARE ALONG WITH EXPANDED METADATA ON ITS ONLINE DIGITAL PORTAL. THE MUSEUM WILL THEN SELECT 1,000 ARTIFACTS THAT DOCUMENT THE HISTORICAL THEMES AND TOPICS MOST OFTEN REQUESTED BY K-12 EDUCATORS TO CREATE TWENTY NEW LESSON PLANS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT ALIGN WITH STATE STANDARDS. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE HIRING OF SEVERAL TEMPORARY POSITIONS TO UNDERTAKE PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDING A FULL-TIME PROJECT REGISTRAR, A PART-TIME OUTREACH PROGRAMS ASSISTANT, AND TWO PART-TIME INVENTORY ASSISTANTS. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN FREE RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS TO USE TO ADVANCE STUDENT’S KNOWLEDGE OF GEORGIA’S HISTORY. THE MUSEUM WILL BENEFIT FROM ENHANCED PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL CONTROL OF ITS COLLECTIONS, AND BOTH RESEARCHERS AND THE PUBLIC WILL BENEFIT FROM FREE ACCESS TO THE ARTIFACT RECORDS ONLINE.