LEWISTON — Museum L-A received $800 in grant funding from the Lewiston Auburn Children’s Foundation towards its Kids as Curators program, the museum announced.
In the program, local students work closely with Museum L-A staff to create, install and share their own museum exhibits. In 2018, 160 students from Auburn Middle School and Lewiston High School will participate.
Trips to Museum L-A and tours of the collection provide many students with their first hands-on experience of local history, and building an exhibit gives them a real-world application to build skills in research, writing and artistic design, according to museum officials.
Museum L-A is in the Bates Mill Complex at 35 Canal St. Its hours of operation are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Special tour requests and large group tours outside of these hours are available by appointment.
For more information, emailt info@museumla.org or call 207-333-3881.
PHOTO: Museum L-A’s Collections & Exhibits Coordinator, Emma Sieh (second from right), works with students from Diana Carson’s 8th grade class at Auburn Middle School. Their exhibit will open at Museum L-A in late January. (Submitted photo)
