HOME IS . . . An Exhibition Created by the Community’s View of what “Home” is

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HOME IS…, the newest exhibition at the Blanche Ely House Museum, is designed as a community-based, participatory installation placing the curatorial power in the hands of the community in pursuit of new questions and communal answers to the following:

• What is your idea of home?
• When does "home" become home?
• What makes a house a home?
• What makes Pompano home?
• What makes Northwest Community home?

HOME IS… begins with an empty space, a blank slate, questions and infinite possibilities. Visitors become creators and are invited to visit frequently, participated in community events and appreciate the transformation of the museum rotating gallery space. The Blanche Ely House Museum is open to the public for tours to individuals and small groups, lectures, arts education workshops, community engagement activities and events that delve deeper into the collection.

UPCOMING EVENTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2022 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
HOME IS… | OPEN HOUSE
JOIN US before the Blanche Ely High School Parade begins this Saturday, November 6th, at 1 PM! Explore the Blanche Ely House Museum and participate in our newest community-based exhibition, HOME IS…

THIRD SATURDAYS| 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CULTURAL CONVERSATIONS AND ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION
On the third Sundays from November through April, you are invited to join us as at Blanche Ely House Museum as we touch on a different theme each month and collect oral history for others to enjoy for generations to come.

November 21
Theme: GOOD FOOD
Enjoy a TASTE OF HOME during this community recipe exchange and oral history collection. Bring a family recipe, food related photos from Pompano’s past, share a food related story from your childhood!

December 19
Theme: HOME IS…WHERE THE HEART IS; COMING & GOING HOME
The Elys worked to create opportunities for former students at home and beyond. Many of those students left “home” for college but returned to live and work locally. Let’s explore what makes Pompano “home” for so many.

January 16 (CANCELLED):
Theme: HOME IS…COMMUNITY
This is an Oral History Collection Roundtable on the subject of Cultural Landmarks Past/Present. Time and again we have heard the stories of the bygone cultural landmarks in Pompano’s Northwest Community

February 20:
Theme: HOME IS… HISTORY - STORY OF A NEIGHBORHOOD
Mr. & Mrs. Ely’s home, now the Blanche Ely House Museum, was built in 1960 as a part of Sanders Park Community. Let’s take a look back at the cultural context of this community through the eyes of community elders.