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Lessons on Art and Community From America's Cultural Treasures

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Lessons on Art and Community From America's Cultural Treasures

These institutions shrink the space between art and life by serving as places where entire communities can cohere through storytelling.

East West Players Brings Asian-American Stories Into the Limelight

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East West Players Brings Asian-American Stories Into the Limelight

The Los Angeles theater, now in its 60th year, works to cultivate, invite, and produce authentic stories told from within the AAPI communities.

The Alaska Native Heritage Center Is a Home of Ancestral Knowledge

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The Alaska Native Heritage Center Is a Home of Ancestral Knowledge

The Anchorage institution exists to be a purposeful, active place where culture is embodied, enacted, and shared.

Penumbra Theatre Sets the Stage for Black American Artistry and Healing

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Penumbra Theatre Sets the Stage for Black American Artistry and Healing

The St. Paul company that gave August Wilson his start has embedded itself into the lives of its community for nearly 50 years.

The National Museum of Mexican Art Touches Lives Beyond Chicago

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The National Museum of Mexican Art Touches Lives Beyond Chicago

The museum carries out its multifaceted mission to celebrate and cultivate the arts, all while keeping the Mexican-American community of Pilsen at its center.

The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Is Weaving Indigenous Futures

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The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Is Weaving Indigenous Futures

The Santa Fe museum actively cultivates the soil for current and future generations of Native artists to thrive, a duty that extends far beyond preservation and display.

The Arab American National Museum Tells a Story of Diversity

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The Arab American National Museum Tells a Story of Diversity

The museum’s collection and mission are rooted in the rich, diverse sights, sounds, sensations, and stories of Arab American culture and heritage.

For the Wing Luke Museum, Storytelling Is a Path to Healing

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For the Wing Luke Museum, Storytelling Is a Path to Healing

In the heart of Seattle’s Chinatown-International District, the only pan-Asian art and history museum in the country puts the well-being of its community at the core of its work.

In Puerto Rico, a Museum Builds Community Outside Its Walls

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In Puerto Rico, a Museum Builds Community Outside Its Walls

El Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico seeks to serve teachers, children, incarcerated people, and local artists alike, expanding the definition of what a museum can do.

At Project Row Houses, Art and Basic Needs Go Hand in Hand

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At Project Row Houses, Art and Basic Needs Go Hand in Hand

Based in Houston’s Third Ward neighborhood, the organization makes art that can seem luxurious meet real, lived necessities.

The Charles H. Wright Museum Set the Template for Narrating the African-American Experience

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The Charles H. Wright Museum Set the Template for Narrating the African-American Experience

From its beginning in Wright’s Detroit basement, the museum has cultivated increased visibility for all African Americans by showing other institutions how to build their own storytelling apparatuses.

The Japanese American National Museum Is a Site of Remembrance and Belonging

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The Japanese American National Museum Is a Site of Remembrance and Belonging

Located in the heart of LA’s Little Tokyo neighborhood, the museum embraces the Japanese-American experience in all its permutations, including aspects that other persecuted and marginalized communities can recognize.