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"And we've had our ups and downs," [Tyrone Davenport] said. "We not only have positive things to share, but in some cases, we can share things they shouldn't do."
"We also looked at the Asian Museum in Seattle, because we were looking at people who come from different countries, but they have something in common," she said. "Like Arab Americans, they don't come from one country.""I always say if you don't know African American history, you don't know American history," Davenport said, adding that the MAAH is attempting to broaden its marketing efforts to reach beyond the African American community.Back in the mid-1990s, when the African American Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa was establishing itself, one of the museums that served in a mentoring capacity was the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (MAAH), in Detroit. Dr. Anan Ameri, director of the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, said officials at her museum did talk with those at the MAAH when it established itself three years ago, but emphasized that it was one of many established museums around the country that she and/or members of her staff visited.See the full content of this document
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Museums Reach Out to Each Other
Back in the mid-1990s, when the African American Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa was establishing itself, one of the museums that served in a mentoring capacity was the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (MAAH), in Detroit.
Executive Director Tom Moore said officials at...See the full content of this document
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