Rationale and Programming Proposal for a Cultural Center in a Museum

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Rationale and Programming Proposal for a Cultural Center in a Museum

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Finegold, Maurice

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This document outlines the rationale and proposed programming for a Cultural Center within a museum, focused on presenting the Holocaust experience, pre-Holocaust life, and post-Holocaust reconstruction through performing arts and film. It details the center's purpose to encourage artistic expression related to the subject, host seminars, symposia, conferences, and sponsor nationwide competitions. The document also discusses the architectural requirements, proposing two auditoria (750 and 250 seats) with specific stage types (thrust and proscenium) deemed suitable for the subject matter. It includes a detailed one-month programming example for both auditoria, featuring plays, films, concerts, lectures, and conferences by various artists and scholars, focusing on themes of Jewish life, art under siege, memory-art, and contemporary responses to the Holocaust.

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