We have raised and the money to complete the building and of fact by september we will be over 40,000 artifacts. 4000 of which will be in the museum. There are two people 200 people working to get the season. Let me ask my staff introduce themselves. Good afternoon everyone. My name is mary alea. Im a museum specialist. Curator, iseum curated the cultural commission. On the senior history curator and i was the cocurator of the exhibition changing america 1968 and beyond. Im a curator your as well. I will be taking you through the journey together is. On the curated curator of an exhibition of a power of place. I am this new project manager on the project. Im derek. On chief of smithsonian construction. Ill take root. Want to give you brief rundown of the status of the job. We have a lot of more protection down. Please be careful when they walk in a much for you are going to follow our lead and we will get out of your safety. Here safely. Let me start with talking about the building. Le
What we want to do today is give you an opportunity to see the museum as a work in progress. About 40 of all the exhibitions are now complete and we are working to make sure we will be very ready on september 24. The reality of this is simple. 11 years ago we began with a staff of two. We had no idea where the building would be, no sense at all of any of the collections. Not a single object in the collection. We knew we had to raise a lot of money. We had no money in the bank. Now, as a result of some the gifted staff you will meet and thousands of people, we have raised enough money to complete the building and by september, we will be over our target number. We have collected nearly 40,000 artifacts of which 4000 will be in this museum. Instead of two people, there are 200 people working to build this museum. Let me ask my staff to introduce themselves. I am the associate director. Can afternoon. My name is mary elliott and i am a museum specialist. Had the pleasure of cochairing the
I wanted to welcome you and say, listen, what we want to do today is give you an opportunity to see basically the museum as a work in progress. There are about 40 of all the exhibitions are now complete, and were working to make sure that we will be very ready on september 24th. The reality of this is pretty simple, 11 years ago we began with a staff of two. We had no idea where the building would be, no sense at all of any of the collections, unlike almost any other museum, not a single object in the collection. We really knew we had to raise a lot of money, we had no money in the bank, and now as a result of some of the gift of staff youre going to meet and a result of thousands of people, we have raised enough money to complete the building. In fact, by september well be over our target number. We have collected over nearly 40,000 artifacts, of which 4,000 will be in this museum, and instead of two people, there are 200 people who are working to build this museum. And let me ask my
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Vote to remain in the block. Also ahead. Im alan fish center South Carolina. The republican president ial race moves into americas south. What are the challenges for the candidates in a state where there is much more diverse and much more direct of america. Hello, thank you for joining us. As ugandas president celebrates another victory, his main opponent is under house arrest polling stations opened on thursday, and in the end the 71yearold president won 60. 8 of the vote. Thkizza besigye has called it a sham. It has been limited the organization of the technical aspects of the election more over the commission lacked transparency in the decision and failed to inform the voters on he key elements in a timely and comprehensive manner. Malcolm webb has been following the election closely in the capital kampala. He was there when the result was formerly announced. The Electoral Commission has Just Announced its results for the president ial election. It said that incumbent president muse