THE DANISH IMMIGRANT MUSEUM

CELEBRATES DANISH ROOTS AND AMERICAN DREAMS THROUGH IT CURATORIAL ACTIVITIES. THE CURATORIAL DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS A COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 38,000 ARTIFACTS AND ACCEPTED OVER 150 NEW PIECES DURING THIS PAST YEAR. OVER 46,000 ARTIFACTS AND ARCHIVAL RECORDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH "VIEW OUR COLLECTION" ON THE MUSEUMS WEBSITE. THE MUSEUM (1) WELCOMED 6,000 VISITORS THIS YEAR, (2) OPENED TWO NEW TEMPORARY EXHIBITS, AND (3) PROVIDED 3 DIFFERENT TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS TO 3 VENUES IN 3 STATES, REACHING AN ADDITIONAL AUDIENCE OF OVER 2,000 PEOPLE. A ROBUST CALENDAR OF SPECIAL EVENTS PROVIDED LUNCHTIME SPEAKERS, HOLIDAY TRADITIONS, AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO VICTORS OF ALL AGES; MANY OF THESE EVENTS TOOK PLACE IN ONLINE FORMATS.

THESE ACTIVITIES BRING THE MUSEUM'S MISSION TO ITS NATIONAL AUDIENCE AND MEMBERSHIP. OUTREACH TO SCHOOL GROUPS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TAKES PLACE AT THE MUSEUM'S MAIN BUILDING, THE JENS JENSEN PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE PARK, BEDSTEMOR'S HOUSE, AND THE GENEALOGY & EDUCATION CENTER LOCATED ON MAIN STREET. LEARNERS OF ALL AGE PARTICIPATED IN EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS THROUGH THE YEAR, INCLUDING SPARK! PROGRAMS FOR ELDERS AND YOUTH SUMMER CAMPS. IN ADDITION TO ONSITE PROGRAMS, MUSEUM STAFF ENGAGE CONSTITUENTS AT PUBLIC FESTIVALS, LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND RECEPTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, MUSEUM STAFF INTERACTED WITH LIVE AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN 26 EVENTS IN 8 STATES, BOTH IN PERSON AND ONLINE. THE MUSEUM ALSO ENGAGED AUDIENCE MEMBERS THROUGH INTERNET-BASED AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. OVER 80,000 UNIQUE VISITORS CAME TO THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE, OVER 7,500 PEOPLE SUBSCRIBE TO THE MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER, AND MORE THAN 13,000 PEOPLE FOLLOW THE MUSEUM'S FACEBOOK PAGE.