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Welcome Statement
Welcome to the website of the AIDS Museum! I conceived of the idea for the AIDS Museum in 2004 as a student at Seton Hall University working with the Red Cross Club on AIDS awareness events. One of our activities was displaying a panel of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, a community art project memorializing the lives of people lost to AIDS. As part of my undergraduate thesis, I researched other ways in which art could serve as a memorial and a tool to educate people about AIDS. I discovered that one AIDS Museum existed in Thailand and one is being planned in South Africa, but there is no such institution in the United States. Although there are exhibits, such as one at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, virtual galleries, such as VisualAIDS, and memorials, such as the San Francisco Memorial Grove, there is no permanent physical home for the examination of the AIDS pandemic from a social science perspective.
After two years of planning, the Museum is ready to launch its first pilot program, an exhibit at Seton Hall University's Art Gallery in South Orange, NJ. Other exhibits are in the works, such as one at Broadway House for Continuing Care, a home for people with AIDS in Newark, NJ. Check out our news section for more information.
2006 was the 25th year of the AIDS pandemic. Now, more than ever, is the time to reflect on the history of the disease, educate people and prevent the spread of HIV, reduce the stigma associated with people living with AIDS, and support those working to find a cure. I am hopeful and confident that the AIDS Museum can be an important part of that process.
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