Museum exhibit with historical photographs, text panels, and white dresses on display in a wooden room.

Daniels Exhibit

Hastings, MN
2020 -
Amplifier has been working with this site and stakeholders to bring forward this Big Idea: “The lives of George and Chloe Daniels reveal that the Black experience in Minnesota is long-standing, ongoing, and essential to understanding the shared history of all Minnesotans.”
Historic photo of a diverse group of adults and children standing on wooden steps in front of a small building.
George Daniels, Jr. and son with the teacher and students. Mr. Daniels was a member of the school board.
Rustic bedroom with a wooden bed, rocking chair, wood stove, braided rug, and window with natural light.
Floor plan with handwritten names and notes in blue ink, placed on a wooden table with a black pen nearby.
Museum exhibit with historical photos, descriptive panels, a book on a stand, and a vintage jacket on display.
Design for Daniels exhibit at the LeDuc Historic Estate/Dakota County Historical Society
Museum exhibit with historical photos, text panels, and clothing displays in a wooden room.
Design for Daniels exhibit at the LeDuc Historic Estate/Dakota County Historical Society
Museum exhibit with historical photographs, text panels, and white dresses on display in a wooden room.
Design for Daniels exhibit at the LeDuc Historic Estate/Dakota County Historical Society
A vintage photo of a large group of people in formal attire, posing in front of a wooden building.
Congregants outside Browns Chapel AME Church in Hastings, MN.

The Dakota County Historical Society brought our team on board to update its nearly 20 year-old exhibit about George Daniels at the LeDuc Historic Estate. Working with staff, stakeholders, and historians, we developed a concept that expands beyond the remarkable story of one man who was born enslaved, freed himself, and eventually settled a homestead. The future exhibits will also feature his wife, their children, descendants, the historical Black community of Hastings, and the larger African American presence in rural Minnesota.

The Amplifier team has continued through Design Development and the site is fundraising towards fabrication and installation.

Partners

Anders Genealogical Services (research, graphic design)
Drumminhands Design (design)
Seitu Jones (concept development)
Heinzen Media (media planning)

Links

Daniels Exhibit Concept

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