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The Museum of the
Menovulatory Lifetime
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Below
are mission statements from four other museums: The
Smithsonian Institution, The Charles H. Wright
Museum of African American History, The Detroit
Institute of Arts, and The Museum of Menstruation
and Women’s Health. And below that, MOLT’s mission statement
again. How do these five mission statements compare? Are they
all pretty much the same? Or is one best...and one worst? Why?
The Smithsonian Institution
James Smithson's Gift
"I then bequeath the whole of my property...to the
United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the
Smithsonian Institution, an Establishment for the increase & diffusion of
knowledge..."
James Smithson (1765-1829)
And
more recently:
Secretary Small's Vision
"The Smithsonian is committed to enlarging our shared
understanding of the mosaic that is our national identity by providing
authoritative experiences that connect us to our history and our heritage as
Americans and to promoting innovation, research and discovery in science. These
commitments have been central to the Smithsonian since its founding more than
155 years ago."
Lawrence M. Small, Secretary of the Smithsonian
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
MISSION STATEMENT
Founded in 1965, The Charles H. Wright Museum of African
American History, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, exists to serve
Metropolitan Detroit and national communities by providing exceptional
exhibitions and programs based on outstanding collections
and research that explore the diversity of African American history and
culture.
VISION STATEMENT
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African History strives to
be a world renowned history museum with outstanding collections and
research used to produce innovative exhibits that celebrate significant events
and
accomplishments of African Americans.
The
Detroit Institute of Arts
To serve the public through the collection,
conservation, exhibition and interpretation of art of a broad range of cultures
and to expand understanding of these diverse visual forms of creative
expression for the enjoyment and appreciation of the widest possible array of
audiences.
The Museum of
Menstruation and Women's Health
PURPOSE
The main interest of the museum is
to permanently display to the public - the important word is "public"
- items showing the history of woman's health and of the culture of
menstruation. Scholars will be able to see material
not on display.
It will not be a
"feel-good" museum, but one showing the facts, pleasant and
unpleasant. The menstruation section of the Museum of Menstruation and Women's
Health is intended to be the world's repository for information about, and
"showcase" for, menstruation, including as many cultures as possible.
This would include collecting and
displaying, when possible, stories, customs, and artifacts, and conducting
education about menstruation.
Menstrual education would take the
form of museum tours, visits to schools and other organizations,
this Web site, and compact disks and paper publications.
The museum as a whole will show
the historical development of the relationship between medicine and women for
as many of the cultures of the world as possible, in addition to a history of
menstruation.
Education would take the forms
mentioned above.
MOLT: The
Museum of the Menovulatory Lifetime
Promote
the idea that the decades from puberty to menopause (“the menovulatory
lifetime”) can be usefully viewed as a historical era, one that is continuously
unfolding within the larger epoch of human history; educate the public as to
the diverse ways that women experience the menovulatory lifetime; promote the
Menstrual Monday holiday internationally; connect efforts to transform the
dominant cultural narrative of menstruation with efforts to transform the
dominant cultural narrative of Detroit; and encourage creation of museums
exploring roughly the same era in men’s lives (puberty to early 50s).
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Menovulography: the
years from puberty to menopause, told as a story with pictures
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