Your Story Our Story: Objects of Comfort

Item

Title

Your Story Our Story: Objects of Comfort

Description

The Museum’s Your Story, Our Story project began in 2013 to build a dynamic online collection about migration and cultural identity through user-submitted stories of objects and traditions. In April 2020, we launched the Objects of Comfort initiative, to collect stories about objects connected to our identity that bring comfort in the current moment. Through these stories, the Museum builds bigger narratives about who Americans are, where we’ve come from, and where we’re going. The collections focus on themes of foodways, religion, fun, work or education, and attire. These materials are added to the museum's digital collection and stored with a stable link for access in the future. This collecting initiative has been promoted through partnerships with other museums, with teachers and educators (who have the capacity to build a sub-collection for their class in this project) and on social media.

has originating institution

Type

Digital Collection
Physical Collection

categorical focus

A collection with a general focus on the pandemic, which includes Jewish materials and experiences

collection URL

populated place name

New York

state/territory name

New York

country name

United States of America

geographical focus

Northeast
Midwest
South
West

material focus

images
videos
audio
oral histories
physical objects

Accrual Method

Upload materials to a collection using an online form