Westport Museum for History & Culture and Westport Country Playhouse have collaborated on the micro-exhibit “Music of the American Experience: Black Excellence and the Sounds of the Jazz Age,” installed in the playhouse lobby through April 29. Tying in with the playhouse”™s current production, “Ain”™t Misbehavin”™: The Fats Waller Musical,” the exhibit explores the music featured in the show and the historical events that led to the Harlem Renaissance. The partnership is an opportunity for two of Westport”™s cultural institutions to combine their strengths and explore history in a new way. The exhibit is free and open to visitors two hours before performances of “Ain”™t Misbehavin”™.”
“More and more, we are seeing theaters, musical venues and other arts spaces using their platforms to engage in public history,” said Ramin Ganeshram, executive director of Westport Museum for History & Culture. “We are committed to aiding these fellow cultural institutions to provide their audiences with opportunities to connect to our past and to civic engagement in the present. Installing exhibits that enhance playhouse productions is a collaboration for the public good that we hope to continue well into the future.””¯”¯
