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The National Endowment for the Humanities has selected the Newport News Public Library system and the Williamsburg Regional Library system as two of 40 libraries nationwide to host a travelling exhibit on George Washington. "The Great Experiment: George Washington and the American Republic" will be exhibited at the Main Street Library in Newport News from January 3 through February 14, 2002 and at the James City County Library in Norge from February 28 April 11, 2002. As part of the award the two libraries will host public receptions and organize programming around the theme of the 1,000-square-foot 30-panel exhibition. "The Great Experiment" will encourage visitors to understand the George Washington behind the myths -- myths that were created to strengthen his position as President and to secure the stability of a struggling republic. The exhibit gives viewers an opportunity to revisit the American Revolution and its indispensable leader -- the most influential man in American for nearly a quarter-century -- and will allow Americans to reevaluate the values, principles and ideas that gave rise to the United States of America. "The Great Experiment: George Washington and the American Republic" has been organized by the Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif., in association with the American Library Association. It has been made possible in part through a major grant from The National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C., with additional support from The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Munger. The travelling exhibit is based on a major exhibition of original documents mounted by the Huntington Library in 1998-1999 to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of Washington’s death. |
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