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National Civil Rights Museum requests $250,000 from city toward $38 million boarding-house renovation
Summary
Museum leaders asked the council for a $250,000 city contribution toward a roughly $38 million renovation and repurposing of the boarding house to expand exhibits and youth-focused programming; museum leaders said expanded exhibits should boost visitation and local economic impact.
Russ Wigginton, president of the National Civil Rights Museum, asked the council to provide $250,000 toward the museum’s $38 million boarding-house renovation, telling members the completed project will increase visitorship and create new community and education spaces. "We choose community," Wigginton said, explaining the boarding-house renovation will extend the museum’s storytelling from 1968 to the present and highlight topics such as the Poor People's Campaign and environmental justice.
Nut graf: The museum said the renovation is near completion of…
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