The next few weeks are the last chance for east coast visitors to learn the stories of baseball’s barrier breakers and change makers, from Hank Greenberg to Roberto Clemente, at the National Museum of American Jewish History’s grand slam of an exhibition – Chasing Dreams: Baseball and Becoming American, the Philadelphia debut of which will close on October 26.With major support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, in close collaboration with Major League Baseball, and featuring important loans from the Baseball Hall of Fame, Chasing Dreams features more than 130 rarely-seen objects, including uniforms from Sandy Koufax, Jackie Robinson, and Ichiro Suzuki, fan memorabilia, and more. It is the first large-scale, family-friendly exhibition to focus on the role baseball has played in the lives of immigrant and minority communities as they sought to understand―or challenge―American culture and ideals.
Those not on the east coast will have the opportunity to see the exhibition when it embarks upon a national tour beginning in April of 2015.
Upcoming locations for the Chasing Dreams artifact exhibition include:
· Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage: The Museum of Diversity and Tolerance, Beachwood, OH – Opening April 2015
· Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA – Opening April 2016
“We are very excited to present Chasing Dreams: Baseball and Becoming American,” says Erin M. Curtis, assistant curator at the Skirball Cultural Center. “The exhibition’s tales of encounters with and integration into baseball—and therefore American life—relate vividly to our mission of exploring the experiences of diverse cultural groups in the United States. Here in Los Angeles, a true baseball town where Sandy Koufax is a sports legend and Jewish icon, we look forward to engaging our visitors with the rich history of baseball—the heroes, home runs, shortcomings, and struggles that make up both its story and that of our nation.”Other institutions that wish to host Chasing Dreams can also borrow a “pop-up” panel version of the exhibition, appropriate for non-museum environments, that includes many of the stories and visuals from the exhibition, but no artifacts.
Upcoming locations for the Chasing Dreams pop-up exhibition include:
· Temple Ohabei Shalom, Brookline, MA – On view now through November 11, 2014
· The Jewish Museum Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI – Opening June 2015
Stay tuned for information about additional stops on the Chasing Dreams national tour at http://chasingdreams.nmajh.org/national-tour/
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