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TOMAQUAG MUSEUM EARNS NATION'S TOP AWARD
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APRIL 19, 2016
The Institute of Museum and Library Service today
announced Tomaquag Museum of Exeter, Rhode
Island as one of 10 recipients of the 2016 National Medal for Museum and
Library Service,
the nation's highest honor given to museums and libraries for service to
the community. For 22 years, the award has
celebrated institutions that respond to societal needs in innovative
ways, making a difference for individuals, families, and their
communities.
The 9 other award winners are:
Brooklyn Public Library; Chicago History Museum; Columbia
Museum of Art, SC
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center for Children, MS; Madison Public
Library, WI;
Mid-America Science Museum, AR; North Carolina State University
Libraries;
Otis Library, CT; Santa Ana Public Library, CA.
Founded in 1958, Tomaquag Museum is Rhode
Island's only Native American museum serving as a bridge to promote
better understanding between the Native community's needs, history,
culture and impact on today's society. Tomaquag helps in the
healing process of indigenous people by allowing them to tell their
stories from their own perspective and experience.
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For the past two years Oyster Works has been working with Tomaquag Museum's executive
director, Loren Spears, and the museum's staff and board to design a new
home for the museum.
"We are thrilled that the Tomaquag Museum has won
this prestigious award and honored that we can play a part in Tomaquag's
future." Megan Moynihan
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