Chasing Dreams
Project Components
Exhibition curation, from concept through opening
Content development for interactive media, films, and exhibition microsite
Grant writing
Object and image research
Public speaking, including media interviews and docent training
Creation of a panel version of the exhibition, touring national 2014-2019
Chasing Dreams: Baseball and Becoming American is about the central role our national pastime has played in the lives of American minority communities as they sought to understand and express the ideals, culture, and behaviors of their homeland—or challenge them. It is the first large-scale exhibition to weave together the history of American sport, leisure, and national identity with the history of Jewish integration into American life. Fascinating artifacts, original films, and digital interactives immerse visitors in the story of how Jews and others have navigated American culture and addressed the ongoing challenges of life in the United States.
Co-curated by Ivy Weingram, Chasing Dreams opened in Philadelphia in 2014 and then traveled to venues in Cleveland and Los Angeles through 2016.
A virtual tour of Chasing Dreams: Baseball and Becoming American can be found here.
Photos courtesy of the National Museum of American Jewish History, Photos by Jessi Melcer and Matthew Christopher Photography