moments of inspiration: tribute to african american in olympics
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A Tribute to African American Olympians…
A SPECIAL MUSEUM EXHIBIT PRESENTATION
Developed & Produced By: OLIVER/BAHATI A G E N C Y
An Olympic Experience
Introduction Letter from Producers…
There are three primary goals of this exhibition… To rekindle the history and accomplishments of African American athletes in the Olympics To provide in-depth knowledge of the social, political, historical and economic implications from the athletes involvement in the Games To commemorate. The final objective of the exhibit is to preserve and commemorate tacit knowledge of the African American presence in the Olympics
EXHIBIT GOALS
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In 2006 Oliver/Bahati Agency in conjunction with California African American Museum produced The Black Olympian Continuing exhibit which was a enormous success as part of an 20th year celebration of the museum in Los Angeles.
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EXHIBIT BACKGROUND
Through a special partnership with LA 84 Foundation and other partners the exhibit will include the following components; Rare Photos, Multimedia Presentations, Interactive Olympic athletic displays, Memorabilia, a special Virtual Reality-Experience and hosting of “Streaming Parties” of the specific Olympic events on big screens and much more…
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EXHIBIT COMPONENTS
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Ø Virtual Reality component Experience interactive “Time-Travel Ø “Live Streaming” of specific events
Ø Tablets/computer Interactive Timeline
SPECIAL COMPONENTS
Ø “Thank You Mom” a special Black History Month Pre-Launch Event
February 2016 Ø Beyond the Walls of the
Museum - Educational Outreach Program through LA City Libraries & other partners
“TIME-TRAVEL” VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE …Imagine yourself stepping back in-time to Nazi Germany and the Olympic Games of 1936…what would that experience feel like? A component of the exhibit will allow visitors to experience time-travel through Virtual Reality (VR). Our partner Middle Passage Productions under the direction of Barbara E. Allen, a John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University where she developed VR content, will create the special VR component for the exhibit that allow visitors to time travel through Olympic history.
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BEYOND THE WALLS Beyond the Walls of the Museum, is a specially designed program component that extends the exhibition’s impact by, educating and inspiring a vast and diverse audience. As a sponsor, the company will enjoy positive exposure through education outreach programs beyond the Museum through partnership with LA Public Library and partners focused towards general public, families, schools, teachers, and students of all ages
TIMELINE & MILESTONES
Idea/Concept Flow material Research design Exhibition Maintenance R&D Work Collection Pre-Production Installation
Target Allocate Non-collection Design Plan Reception Demount
PHASE I PHASE II PHASE III May-August 2015 September-December January-June 2016 - & beyond
Audience tasks material audit layout Exhibit Opening + Budget Finalized *Black History Month Pre-Launch
Event
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NOTE: Exhibit projected pre- launch February Black History Month “Thank You Mom” reception and awards event. The full exhibit launch is scheduled for late June 2016
TOURING EXHIBIT A touring exhibit of Moments of
Inspiration is being planned- including; multimedia presentations, displays, images, memorabilia, and VR-experience will travel between 3-6 selected markets throughout the U.S.
Ø Projected Markets:, New York, Detroit, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Chicago, Nashville, and Atlanta
Ø Tour Launch Date: 3rd Quarter 2016-2017
Ø Tour Starting Location: California African American Museum Los Angeles June 2016
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Exhibition management ($60,000) Curatorial /project management
Museum infrastructure ($20,000) Office space Equipment
Museum development ($10,000) Fundraising Promotion
Web programming and interactive design ($15,000) Gateway website with social media management
Digital collaborative tools Virtual Reality experience development ($125,000)
Experience technologies (virtual reality, audio technology, video interface program) Collections research, licenses, acquisition and management ($25,000)
Pre-Launch Reception/Awards Event (25,000) Educational/Community Outreach (15,000)
Budget The cost of the exhibit will be largely dependent on the extent of its structure and content. It would therefore be preemptive to speculate on an exact budget at this point. However, primary costs will be accrued in the following major areas.
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A Tribute to African American Olympians…
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Oliver - Rashid Bahati Principals
Oliver/Bahati Agency 8306 Wilshire Blvd., #130 Beverly Hills, California 90211 323-781-8838 Direct [email protected] Email
An Olympic Experience