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Jun 04

Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Exhibit Wins Prestigious​ 2019 AASLH Excellence Award

  • June 4, 2019
  • Studio Tectonic
  • Design, Exhibits, Sites of Conscience, Studio Tectonic News

Studio Tectonic’s exhibit at the Niagara Fall Underground Railroad Heritage Center was awarded a 2019 Award of Excellence from the American Association of State and Local History. The award will be presented at their annual conference later this summer at their annual meeting in Philadelphia. Congratulations to the NFUGRRHC and all our team in this recognition.

Freedom Gallery. Connecting the story of the Underground Railroad to contemporary issues of freedom seeking. Photo: Kim Smith Photography, 2018

From the press release:

Opened May 4, 2018, One More River to Cross is the permanent exhibition at the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center. The goal of the project was to reintroduce the forgotten history of the Underground Railroad in Niagara Falls and share the unique and courageous stories of Underground Railroad freedom seekers and abolitionists in this city. The Heritage Center surpassed these goals by creating an experiential museum filled with stories grounded in academic scholarship and brought to life in an immersive experience that blends historic recreations, artifacts, original fine art, music, narration, and multimedia interactive exhibits. While the Underground Railroad must be set within the broader context of the institutionalized system of slavery that once existed in the United States, slavery, per se, is not a primary focus at the Heritage Center. Rather, we focus on the strength and agency of the individuals who used the Underground Railroad to claim their own freedom. Freedom seekers themselves are at the heart of our stories. Moreover, the Heritage Center connects their stories to the continued struggle for all people to live free from oppression.

Visit the Center through their website here.

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