DETROIT – The Detroit Historical Society received a national honor for their community engagement project commemorating the 50-year anniversary of the 1967 riots.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced 10 recipients of the 2018 National Medal for Museum and Library Service.
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The museum’s project, Detroit 67: Looking back to Move Forward, covered a vast timeline leading up the police raid of a blind pig at the corner of Clairmont and 12th streets on July 23, 1967.
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“I am honored to accept the National Medal on behalf of the Detroit Historical Society and its partners,” said Bob Bury, executive director of the Detroit Historical Society. “Detroit 67: Looking Back to Move Forward has been a transformative project from the moment that it was conceived. Recognition as a National medal Winner validates our decision to embrace difficult subject matter in a bold, inclusive, and progressive way and, as we consider our next initiatives, adds important momentum to the organizational transformation already underway.”
The other 2018 National Medal recipients are:
- Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus (Denver, CO)
- El Paso Museum of Art (El Paso, TX)
- Georgetown Public Library (Georgetown, TX)
- History Museum at the Castle (Appleton, WI)
- Orange County Library System (Orlando, FL)
- Pueblo City-County Library District (Pueblo, CO)
- Reading Public Library (Reading, PA)
- Rochester Public Library (Rochester, MN)
- University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History (Eugene, OR)