| Exhibition Review | The Journal of American History, 91.3

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Exhibition Reviews

"Will We Ever Forget: Baseball in Philadelphia, 1876–2004." Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia, 15 South 7th St., Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Temporary exhibition, April 2004–Jan. 15, 2005. M, W-Su, 10–5; adults $5, seniors and children 13–17 $3, under 12 free. 1,800 sq. ft. Steward Desmond, curator and exhibition head; Assemblage, designer; Community Baseball Partnership, consultant.

Lectures on baseball books, April–May 2004.

Internet: photographs and brief text < http://www.philadelphiahistory.org/akm/Programs/#exhibitions > (Sept. 14, 2004).

The Atwater Kent Museum, located in downtown Philadelphia, is the city's official museum. For the April 2004 opening of the new and costly city-financed professional baseball field, the Atwater Kent put together an exhibition on Philadelphia's baseball history. The museum has relied on the work of the Community Baseball Partnership, which is made up of hometown baseball societies, resident sports buffs, and donors with deep pockets. The partnership also sponsored a lecture series by native Philadelphia baseball authors in April and May of 2004 to accompany the opening of the exhibit.

Assembled from 125 years' worth of Philadelphia baseball memorabilia, the exhibit tells a story about the stadiums in which the sport was played and the ups and downs of the teams. While the framework derives primarily from this local narrative of baseball, the organizers have also made some attempt to place the account in the context of the urban history of Philadelphia. They are most successful here with regard to race, for the separate account of black baseball—separate in terms of teams and facilities—speaks for itself, demands explanation, and receives it.

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