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The museum features two permanent exhibits. The first floor features the contributions of the [[Arab]] civilization to science, medicine, mathematics, architecture, and the decorative arts. The second floor focuses on the Arab experience in America, including a gallery about prominent [[Arab-American]]s such as [[Ralph Nader]] and [[Helen Thomas]] and displays of documents and artifacts from Arab Americans related to immigration and the immigration process. |
The museum features two permanent exhibits. The first floor features the contributions of the [[Arab]] civilization to science, medicine, mathematics, architecture, and the decorative arts. The second floor focuses on the Arab experience in America, including a gallery about prominent [[Arab-American]]s such as [[Ralph Nader]] and [[Helen Thomas]] and displays of documents and artifacts from Arab Americans related to immigration and the immigration process. |
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Construction of the museum cost $15 million. Donors included [[Chrysler]], [[General Motors]], the [[Rockefeller Foundation]], [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Qatar]].<ref>Harry Mount. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/07/23/npoll223.xml Islam's US faithful are happy to embrace the American dream], [[Daily Telegraph]], [[July 23]] [[2005]].</ref> |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*[https://www.accesscommunity.org/index.cfm?location=100&subsectionid=185 Museum information] from ACCESS ([[Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services]]) |
*[https://www.accesscommunity.org/index.cfm?location=100&subsectionid=185 Museum information] from ACCESS ([[Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services]]) |
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*[http://criticalmoment.org/issue11/cmissue11.pdf Article reviewing the opening of the museum] |
*[http://criticalmoment.org/issue11/cmissue11.pdf Article reviewing the opening of the museum] |
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[[Category:Dearborn, Michigan]] |
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[[Category:American national museums]] |
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Revision as of 23:45, 20 November 2007
The Arab American National Museum, located in Dearborn, Michigan, is the first of its kind and opened May 52005.
The museum features two permanent exhibits. The first floor features the contributions of the Arab civilization to science, medicine, mathematics, architecture, and the decorative arts. The second floor focuses on the Arab experience in America, including a gallery about prominent Arab-Americans such as Ralph Nader and Helen Thomas and displays of documents and artifacts from Arab Americans related to immigration and the immigration process.
Construction of the museum cost $15 million. Donors included Chrysler, General Motors, the Rockefeller Foundation, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.[1]
External links
- Website
- Museum information from ACCESS (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services)
- Article reviewing the opening of the museum