Officials with the Charlotte Museum of History, Discovery Place and Levine Museum of the New South discussed with The Charlotte Observer the exhibits they are looking forward to, new programming for visitors and shared challenges.
Interview with Keri Peterson, senior director of history and exhibitions at the Levine Museum of the New South
What’s one of the programs or exhibits you’re most looking forward to in the new season?
So the program that we have is an exhibit at a gallery at 401 South Tryon St., “States of Incarceration.” It opens Sept. 23, and will be up through early 2024. “States of Incarceration” is a traveling exhibition started by a group called Humanity’s Action Lab, which is based at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey. Over 800 people have participated in the exhibition content, and it’s put together with a combination of university students and community members all deeply affected by mass incarceration in the United States. The material developed across 18 different states, over 20 cities, including Charlotte and several other North Carolina locations, explores the history of an incarceration issue at the local level. This will be the first time the Charlotte piece has ever been included with this exhibit that’s been traveling for a while.