Museum on the Move is a mobile museum exhibit built in a 1954 Airstream trailer by graduate students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as part of the effort to teach public history.[1][2][3]

The university acquired the vintage trailer in February 2013 and it was converted into a tool for mobile storytelling in partnership with the university's School of Architecture and Design.[4]

Before the semester starts, students meet plan the focus for the next term, including any necessary research. Exhibits in 2013, 2016, 2018 and 2019 focused on women, Mardi Gras, Hurricane Harvey and the oil industry in Louisiana.[5][2][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Cauvin, Thomas (20 May 2016). Public History: A Textbook of Practice. Routledge. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-317-51244-8. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Museum on the Move". Department of History, Geography and Philosophy. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Acadiana community news for Jan. 29, 2014 | News | the Advocate — Baton Rouge, LA". Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  4. ↑ Bentley, Tom (7 April 2015). "Museum on the Move". Outside Interests. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Museum on the Move". Guilbeau Center for Public History. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. ↑ Carline, Zach (4 March 2016). "Big exhibit in a small space: UL-Lafayette students prepare converted Airstream to tell the story of oil in Louisiana". The Advocate. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Wanted: Memories of Hurricane Harvey". KATC. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2021.


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