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John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum
Foundation, Inc.
397 Main Street
PO Box 2488
Hyannis MA 02601-2488
Like us
www.jfkhyannismuseum.org
EXPANDED PROGR AMMING
HIGHLIGHTS CIVIC EDUCATION
Education, under the leadership of Emily Mezzetti,
Director of Education Programs, continues to thrive and
expand at the Museum.
Our goal is to teach all our students, preschool through high
school, the value of civic engagement. Beginning with President
Kennedy’s legacy, we organize age-appropriate experiences,
infusing critical thinking skills, a key tenet of civic engagement,
into our lessons.
Preschoolers from Cape Cod Child Development Program/
Head Start have learned the importance of family and community.
Early elementary students have enjoyed lessons with a Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) theme. Fourth and
fifth graders have learned to “use their voice” to communicate
with local, state, and national officials. Middle school students are
learning how the Constitution impacts the presidency, through
both the election process and the president’s responsibilities. “Children are the world’s most valuable resource and
High school students have participated in our Federal Budget its best hope for the future.” –John F. Kennedy
Simulation, working in collaborative groups to organize and
defend their funding of the fourteen discretionary accounts in the
federal budget. Our Art Curator Program, with four participating
high schools, has allowed students to showcase their knowledge VOLUNTEERS, DOCENTS & INTERNS
of President Kennedy’s legacy through art, with pieces that they The Museum is looking for volunteers to help part time during our busy summer and
create and then showcase in an exhibition. fall months. Interns, docents and volunteers are needed to showcase the Museum’s
Our annual Ambassadorship Day on April 6 brought exhibits and artifacts of President John F. Kennedy, the Kennedy family, Hyannis Port,
sixty-seven high school students and ten local and state officials and Cape Cod. Interns ideally should be studying Art, Museum Management, or
to the Museum, shining a bright light on civic engagement another related field. All volunteers should be comfortable around large numbers
through public service. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III of people, have knowledge of the history of President Kennedy, and enjoy the role
provided a video keynote to open the program. of Museum ambassador as you interact with people from around the world. You will
We will continue to develop curriculum and reach out to be an important member of the museum team supporting our mission to educate
Cape and Islands’ schools at all levels as we strive to become and inspire while enhancing the experience of our visitors. Candidates interested in
our community’s premier Civic Education resource. volunteering should email Jennifer Pappalardo at jennifer@jfkhyannismuseum.org.
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“Change is the law of life, and those who look only
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to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.” J O H N F.
— John F. Kennedy, 1963 KENNEDY
HYANNIS
MUSEUM
SPRING 2018 A NE W SL E T T ER F ROM T HE JOHN F. K ENNEDY H YA NNIS MUSEUM F OUNDAT ION
Letter from John Allen
The 2017 season featuring the are seeking to encourage people
JFK Centennial Year Celebration to participate in civic life. We
set records on many levels, and are excited on the prospect of
we thank everyone who visited completing the Lower Level
the museum, participated in renovations later in 2018 that will
speaker programs, or experienced provide important convening
educational activities. The new spaces with a community room
JFK Centennial Exhibit and the and an auditorium/media room.
May 28 Centennial Concert Finally, we started 2018 with
collaboration with the Cape the naming of Emily Mezzetti
Symphony Orchestra set the stage as Education Director. She is
of a record attendance year of focusing on the full range of
nearly 75,000 visitors. educational programs, museum
For 2018, we are excited with visits, and community outreach
the opening of two compelling collaborations that will allow us
exhibits. May 21 will be the formal to become a year-round museum
opening of our annual Special going forward.
Exhibit "Creating Camelot: The We are grateful to all who
Kennedy Photography of Jacques have helped us build momentum
Lowe", a traveling exhibit created for our capital campaign
by the Newseum of Washington that has made many of these
DC. Then on July 2 we will new initiatives possible and
open the exhibit "Robert F. Kennedy: A Ripple of Hope," a look forward to that continued support for future growth of
collaboration with the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights the museum.
Foundation to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death.
Details on both exhibits are noted on page 3.
Our focus on fostering civic engagement continues to build
the museum for the future. Through our growing range of John L. Allen, President
exhibits, our collections and artifacts, and our programs, we
L OW ER L E V EL R E NOVA T IONS:
A Contempor ary Space to
Meet Community Needs
Our lower level renovations are underway, with the Phase one demolition,
completed in February. The renovation plans will include the construction of a 50-
seat, state-of-the-art auditorium/media room with a 100-seat community room
with configurable tables and chairs that will support both Museum education
activities and other cultural programming as well as being able to accommodate
community events.
A key component of the new space will be advanced media capabilities, enabling
in-house viewing of special speaker programs and educational programming and
streaming from the JFK Library and EMK Institute in Boston. The Museum will
have the ability to do outbound live streaming and as well for educational purposes.
John F. Kennedy Hyannis
Museum Foundation, Inc.
397 Main Street
PO Box 2488
Hyannis MA 02601-2488
508-790-3077
fax: 508-827-7369
www.jfkhyannismuseum.org
Hours:
Apr 16 – May 31
Mon – Sat 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sun 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
June 1 – Oct 31
Mon – Sat 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sun 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Nov 1 – 30
Mon – Sat 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sun 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Please call the museum for
winter hours or visit the website
www.jfkhyannismuseum.org
Victura Newsletter
The Foundation’s newsletter,
Victura, is named after
President Kennedy’s 26-foot,
C A PE S YM PHON Y A N D J F K H Y A NN I S MUSE UM
Wianno Senior sailboat, built in
Osterville in 1932 and a gift from
A Centennial
his parents on his 15th birthday. Commemor ation Concert
He sailed it throughout his life.
The Cape Symphony presented a concert friend who replaced Senator Ted Kennedy after
Peter Ubertaccio
honoring the centennial of President Kennedy’s his death in 2009; TV host Callie Crossley, Kathy
Chairman
birth one hundred years ago, on May 29, 1917. Tevyaw, Interim Superintendent of the National
John L. Allen
President The concert was a “musical time capsule, opened Seashore; Maria Shriver, American journalist;
Jennifer Pappalardo in celebration of John F. Kennedy’s birthday,” Dan Wolf, CEO of Cape Air and former Cape
Director of Programs said Cape Symphony’s Artistic Director and Senator; and Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy
and Operations Conductor Jung-Ho Pak. III. Senator Kennedy concluded with a brilliant
Emily Mezzetti Contributing musicians included renowned narration of “The Dream Lives On: A Portrait
Director of Education Programs cellist Amit Peled with Pablo Casals’ cello. He of the Kennedy Brothers,” written by Grammy
2018 Board of Directors performed “Song of the Birds,” which Casals nominated Providence native Peter Boyer.
Joanne Bauer
performed at the Kennedy White House in The concert, enjoyed by a sold-out audience,
Lee Ann Hesse
Anne-Marie Litchfield 1961. Award-winning baritone David McFerrin, was an incredible blend of words and music
Eduardo Marti of the Boston Lyric Opera, and the Chatham commemorating and celebrating the life and
Dick Neitz Chorale added their voices to the performance. legacy of President Kennedy.
Tom Peterson State Senator Ted Kennedy Jr. and his
Lynne Poyant
wife Kiki were Honorary Chairs. Following
Mark Sexton
Peter Ubertaccio
a welcome by State Senator Kennedy, Kiki
Christopher Ward shared a letter from Ambassador
Directors Emeritus Caroline Kennedy.
Rebecca Pierce-Merrick Other contributors
Wendy K. Northcross included Dorothy
Join Us! Savarese, President
The Museum welcomes the support of and CEO of the
members of all ages. Members enjoy the Cape Cod Five
benefits of free admission to all exhibits, Cents Savings Bank;
advance notice of events, a 10 percent discount Ted Kennedy III,
at the museum gift shop, and a newsletter
Congressman Bill
subscription. Membership rates start at $30
for students/seniors and $40 for individuals. Keating, U.S. Senator
For more information about the benefits Paul G. Kirk Jr., family
of Museum Membership and volunteering
please call us at 508-790-3077 x3.
2018 HIGHLIGHTS
At the John F. Kennedy
Hyannis Museum
May 21: Opening, Camelot Exhibit
July 2: Opening, Robert F.
Kennedy Exhibit
Annual Event
June 13: Founders’ Luncheon, Hyannis
Port Golf Club. 12 – 2 pm
Author Events
June 20: Joseph Esposito: Dinner in
Camelot, Hyannis Public Library, 5 – 7 pm
July 2: Kerry Kennedy: Robert F.
SPECI A L E X H I BI T 2 018: Kennedy, Ripples of Hope, Cape
Creating Camelot: The Kennedy Codder Resort
Photogr aphy of Jacques Lowe July 18: Michael Tougias/Casey Sherman:
Above and Beyond, Hyannis
On May 21, 2018, the John F. Kennedy legend of the Kennedy presidency that later Federated Church
Hyannis Museum will open a new exhibit, became known as Camelot.
July 23: Gerard Doherty: They Were
“Creating Camelot: The Kennedy Photography The original negatives of nearly all of the 70 My Friends – Jack, Bob, and Ted, My Life
of Jacques Lowe.” The exhibit features intimate, images displayed in “Creating Camelot” were In and Out of Politics, Hyannis Public
behind-the-scenes images of John F. Kennedy, lost forever in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, Library, 6 – 7 pm
his wife, Jacqueline, and their children, 2001. Lowe, who died in May 2001, had stored July 26: Meryl Gordon: Bunny Melon:
Caroline and John, taken by Kennedy’s his negatives of more than 40,000 Kennedy The Life of An American Style Legend,
personal photographer. photos in a World Trade Center bank vault. Highfield Hall
Lowe was 28 when he met the Kennedys The only existing images from the lost August 2: Eileen McNamara: Eunice, the
in 1958 and was hired as the family’s personal negatives were on Lowe’s contact sheets and Kennedy Who Changed the World, Cape
photographer. Over the next three years, he prints, which fortunately had been stored in Codder Resort
shot more than 40,000 images of the couple and another New York City facility. The Newseum, August 15: Margaret Reed, Joan Lownds:
their children. Lowe’s photos span the period working closely with the Lowe estate, digitally The Dogs of Camelot, Hyannis Public
from Kennedy’s 1958 U.S. Senate re-election restored the images to museum quality for Library, 4 – 6 pm
campaign through his early years in the White the exhibit. Tickets available for all events at
House. The iconic images helped create the www.jfkhyannismuseum.org
Forums
Live Streamed from the John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy: Presidential Library and Museum
Hosted at the John F. Kennedy Hyannis
A Ripple of Hope Museum, 6:00-7:30 pm
The John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum life and legacy of Robert F. Kennedy and Check Our Museum Website for
Additional Dates and Programs
Foundation, in collaboration with the Robert commemorate the 50th anniversary of his
F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation, will death. The exhibit, opening July 2, 2018, at May 1: A Conversation with Bob Schieffer
and Jill Lepore
create an exhibit titled "Robert F. Kennedy: John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum in Hyannis
A Ripple of Hope," that will celebrate the MA, will capture his early life including family May 10: Leonard Bernstein and JFK with
photos and his time as Attorney General Thomas Forrest Kelly
with his brother President John F. Kennedy May 30: RFK: Ripples of Hope with
including Bobby's support for Jackie Kennedy Kerry Kennedy
and her family following President Kennedy's One Day University
death. The exhibit follows Bobby's election as
June 24: Cape Cod Times, John F.
New York Senator, highlighting his deep care Kennedy Hyannis Museum, “A Morning
and concern for civil rights and social justice with the Kennedys,” Barnstable High
in our country that eventually brought him School, 9:30 am-1:15 pm, Registration:
to his Presidential Campaign on March 16, visit OneDayU.com or call 800-300-3438
1968. There will be images of his presidential
campaign from the private collections of four
PHOTO BY ROWLAND SCHERMAN photographers of the 1960s.
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