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Taylor, collected items for over eight years before the museum opened. The items collected for the gallery are both from Taylor's personal collection and from donors. The initial artifacts collected were old photos, certificates, diplomas, awards, fezzes from masonic orders, hot combs, a complete set
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in May of 1998. In 1990, IPS spent around $ 200,000 in renovations in an effort to invest in the
Multicultural Education center, which included the renovation of the auxiliary gym where the museum is housed. The museum preserves Black history with displays that celebrate the school's culture, sports,
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In August of 2023, the museum announced the newest addition to the museum, the exhibit, "Unmasked: The Anti-Lynching
Exhibits of 1935 and Community Remembrance in Indiana". This exhibit captures the history of lynching in Indiana and the impact of its brutality. The anti-lynching exhibit was the
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The museum is home for four galleries and 38 displays which include exhibits on
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