Louisiana Museum Foundation

TO ENABLE SUPPORT, ADMINISTER FUNDING, AND RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM.

EXHIBITION SUPPORT: FUNDING AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE LMF HELPED MAKE POSSIBLE THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS:I. AT THE ARSENAL (ST. PETER STREET, NEW ORLEANS FRENCH QUARTER, PART OF THE CABILDO COMPLEX), A GREEK REVIVAL NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, BUILT IN 1839 TO HOUSE THE ORLEANS ARTILLERY AND WAS ONCE ALSO KNOWN AS THE OLD LOUISIANA STATE ARMORY. THIS BUILDING NOW SERVES AS A MUSEUM SITE FOR VARIOUS CHANGING EXHIBITS.1. MARKING PICTURES: THE LIFE AND WORK OF CLEMENTINE HUNTER.II. AT THE CABILDO (JACKSON SQUARE NEW ORLEANS), A MUSEUM OF LOUISIANA HISTORY, CULTURE AND ART, AND AN 18TH CENTURY NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THAT SERVED AS THE SEAT OF SPANISH COLONIAL LOUISIANA AND WAS THE SITE OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE TRANSFER IN 1803.1. FONVILLE WINANS' CRUISE OF THE PINTAIL: A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY, AN IN PROGRESS EXHIBITION ON THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S JOURNEY THROUGH THE SWAMPS AND BAYOUS OF SOUTH LOUISIANA DURING THE DEPTHS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION IN 1931, OPENING NEXT FISCAL YEAR.2. A CENTURY ON HARMONY STREET: THE KOHLMAIER CABINETMAKERS OF NEW ORLEANS, AN IN PROGRESS EXHIBITION OPENING NEXT FISCAL YEAR THAT WILL ALSO FEATURE A FULL COLOR HARDBACK CATALOGUE, ALL FULLY BEING MADE POSSIBLE BY COMMUNITY FUNDING THROUGH LMF.III. AT THE PRESBYTERE (JACKSON SQUARE NEW ORLEANS), A MUSEUM OF MARDI GRAS ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND HURRICANES ON THE GROUND FLOOR, AND AN 18TH CENTURY NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER RESIDENCE OF THE CAPUCHIN MONKS, AND DESIGNED TO MATCH THE ICONIC CABILDO, FLANKING THE OTHER SIDE OF ST. LOUIS CATHEDRAL.1. MYSTERY IN MOTION: AFRICAN AMERICAN SPIRITUALITY IN MARDI GRAS, AN EXHIBITION IN WHICH THE LMF PLAYED A MAJOR FUNDING AND SUPPORT ROLE.2. LIVING WITH HURRICANES: KATRINA AND BEYOND: A CONSULTANT WAS ENGAGED BY LSM LEADERSHIP THROUGH LMF TO CONDUCT A NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES STUDY TO RECOMMEND MAJOR UPDATES TO THIS EXHIBIT. PROJECT STILL IN PROGRESS.3. REX: THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SCHOOL OF DESIGN, AN IN PROGRESS EXHIBITION OPENING AT THE LMF'S ANNUAL FOUNDERS BALL, WHICH WILL BE FULLY FUNDED BY COMMUNITY DONATIONS PRIMARILY THROUGH THE BALL. LMF IS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING OF THIS EXHIBITION AND IS PROVIDING MAJOR SERVICE SUPPORT IN ADDITION TO FUNDING.IV. AT THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM AT THE OLD U.S. MINT (ESPLANADE AND THE RIVER, NEW ORLEANS FRENCH QUARTER), THE MUSEUM OF NEW ORLEANS JAZZ, INCLUDING THE UNPARALLELED NEW ORLEANS JAZZ COLLECTION, LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS OLD U.S. MINT (FRENCH: MONNAIE DE LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS), A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK BUILDING THAT OPERATED A BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES MINT FROM 1838 TO 1861 AND FROM 1879 TO 1909. THE BUILDING IS ALSO HOME OF THE LOUISIANA HISTORICAL CENTER, AN ARCHIVE THAT HOUSES EXTENSIVE COLLECTIONS OF ITEMS RELATED TO VARIOUS ASPECTS OF LOUISIANA HISTORY, INCLUDING NON-JAZZ RELATED SHEET MUSIC PUBLISHED FROM 1829-1958, ORIGINAL MAPS THAT DATE FROM 1525-PRESENT, THE COLONIAL DOCUMENTS COLLECTION, 200 SCRAPBOOKS, SEVERAL MICROFILM COLLECTIONS AND A LIBRARY WITH 28,000 ITEMS OF EARLY BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, AND OTHER PAPER AND PRINT MATERIAL.1. FROM THE FAT MAN TO MAHALIA: JAMES MICHALOPOULOS' MUSIC PAINTINGS, FEATURING THE ARTIST'S WORKS ON NEW ORLEANS' MUSICAL ICONS, STREET MUSICIANS AND RARELY SEEN WORKS FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. 2. THE LMF HELPED FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE THIRD PHASE OF THE MASTER PLAN EXPANDING AND UPDATING CURRENT EXHIBITION SPACES. V. AT THE LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA HISTORY MUSEUM (FRONT STREET NATCHITOCHES), A COMBINATION OF TWO PREVIOUS NATCHITOCHES' MUSEUMS, THE LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME AND THE OLD COURTHOUSE MUSEUM. THE LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME CELEBRATES ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY LOUISIANA ATHLETES, COACHES AND SPORTS STARS, WHILE THE NORTHWEST LOUISIANA HISTORY MUSEUM BRINGS 3,000 YEARS OF HISTORY FORWARD TO THE UNIQUE CULTURAL TRADITIONS THAT SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN THE REGION TODAY.1. LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME NEW INDUCTEES

COLLECTIONS SUPPORT: FUNDING AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE LMF HELPED MAKE POSSIBLE THE FOLLOWING COLLECTIONS PROJECTS:I. FOR THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM AT THE OLD U.S. MINT: 1. WITH PROCEEDS FROM AN INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES GRANT, LMF PROVIDED FUNDING TO COMPLETE A PROJECT TO FULLY CATALOGUE, DIGITIZE, AND DISSEMINATE RECORDINGS, DOCUMENTS AND IMAGES OF ARTIFACTS FROM THE MUSEUM'S VAST NEW ORLEANS JAZZ COLLECTION, WHICH INCLUDES MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, TEXTILES/COSTUMES, PHOTOGRAPHS, PICTORIAL OBJECTS, EPHEMERA AND SHEET MUSIC. 2. LMF CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO KEEP THE LOUISIANA HISTORICAL CENTER'S DONALD M. MARQUIS READING ROOM AT THE OLD U.S. MINT OPEN FOR PUBLIC ACCESS THROUGH PRIVATE DONATIONS AND A MAJOR GRANT FROM THE JAY PRITZKER FOUNDATION. 3. LMF FACILITATED THE STORAGE AND THEN REHOUSING OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ARTIFACTS BACK TO THE LSM'S MAIN STORAGE FACILITY, THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE RUTH U. FERTEL FOUNDATION, TO CREATE SPACE FOR THE JAZZ MUSEUM EDUCATION CENTER, AND TO PURCHASE EDUCATION CENTER EQUIPMENT. II. FOR THE PRESBYTERE: 1. THROUGH VARIOUS PRIVATE DONATIONS, LMF EXECUTED AND PAID FOR CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS WITH EXPERT CONSERVATORS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF RARE COSTUMES AND RELATED ARTIFACTS FROM THE CARNIVAL COLLECTION FOR DISPLAY IN THE UPCOMING 2022 REX: THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SCHOOL OF DESIGN EXHIBITION.2. THROUGH VARIOUS PRIVATE DONATIONS, LMF PROVIDED FOR THE PURCHASE OF SOULE COLLECTION OBJECTS FOR THE LSM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION AND FOR DISPLAY IN THE 2022 REX: THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SCHOOL OF DESIGN EXHIBITION.

EDUCATIONAL & PUBLIC OUTREACH SUPPORT: FUNDING AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE LMF HELPED MAKE POSSIBLE THE FOLLOWING EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAMMING: I. FOR THE CABILDO: 1. THROUGH A GRANT FROM AHORA PHILANTHROPIES, THE LMF FUNDED VIRTUAL SENIOR ADULT POETRY AND DRAWING WORKSHOPS.II. FOR THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM AT THE OLD U.S. MINT: 1. THROUGH GRANTS AND COMMUNITY DONATIONS, THE LMF SUPPORTED ALMOST ALL OF THE MUSEUM'S MUSICAL AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAMMING, WHICH IS NORMALLY IN PERSON, BUT CONTINUED VIRTUAL THIS YEAR DUE THE PANDEMIC, INCLUDING THE MUSEUM'S ANNUAL JAZZ IMPROVISATIONS GALA, AND THE VIRTUAL NOLA RIVERFEST.2. THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE HERB ALPERT FOUNDATION, LMF FUNDED THE FIRST YEAR OF PHASE 1 OF THE NEW JAZZ EDUCATION CENTER BUILDOUT. 3. THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE THE JAY PRITZKER FOUNDATION, LMF FUNDED THE OUTDOOR SCREENING OF DAN PRITZKER'S BOLDEN, A FILM BASED AROUND THE LIFE OF JAZZ PIONEER BUDDY BOLDEN.4. THROUGH A GRANT FROM AHORA PHILANTHROPIES, LMF FUNDED A DRUMMING WORKSHOP FOR OLDER ADULTS EXPLORING THE CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON LOCAL MUSIC, ORGANIZED BY THE LSM'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.5. THE LMF FACILITATED AN IN-KIND PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP WITH OFFBEAT MAGAZINE THAT PROVIDES ADVERTISING AND MARKETING FOR THE JAZZ MUSEUM TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE JAZZ MUSEUM'S EXHIBITS, EDUCATIONAL, MUSICAL AND OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMMING IN EXCHANGE FOR OFFICE SPACE FOR OFFBEAT AT THE JAZZ MUSEUM.6. THE LMF FACILITATED AN IN-KIND PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ELLA PROJECT THAT PROVIDES FOR THE PROVISION OF PRO BONO LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES, ARTS BUSINESS SERVICES, ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE JAZZ MUSEUM AND THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES IN EXCHANGE FOR OFFICE SPACE FOR THE ELLA PROJECT AT THE JAZZ MUSEUM.III. FOR THE LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA HISTORY MUSEUM:1. THROUGH COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS, LMF PAID FOR ADVERTISING TO MARKET THE MUSEUM TO ATTRACT VISITATION.2. THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, THE LMF FUNDED A FOUR-PART LECTURE SERIES FEATURING DIFFERENT OLYMPIAN ATHLETES. OVERALL PUBLIC OUTREACH AND MARKETING:LMF REINSTATED LA MUSEE, NOW A PROFESSIONAL E-NEWSLETTER, SPOTLIGHTING MUSEUM PROJECTS, CIRCULATED TO THE PUBLIC AND LMF MEMBERS.LMF ENGAGED ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS PROMOTING AND HIGHLIGHTING MUSEUM PROJECTS AND EVENTS.THE LMF, DUE TO COVID, CONDUCTED A NO BALL AT ALL IN LIEU OF THE FOUNDERS BALL 2020 MAILING AND MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FUNDS TO CONTINUE ITS PROFESSIONAL AND PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE MUSEUM AND TO UPDATE MEMBERS ON THE STATUS OF LSM AND ITS PROGRAMMING DURING THE PANDEMIC.LMF ENABLED FUNDING FOR THE LSM AND JAZZ MUSEUM TO MARKET COLLECTIONS, FACILITIES, PROJECTS AND PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS THROUGH VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER ADVERTISING OUTLETS.