Proposal for Museum Exhibit which provides tribute to accomplishments and history of African American athletes involvement in the Olympic games. Since the adoption of its charter in 1985, The California African American Museum (CAAM) has become the preeminent research, preservation and interpretive institution on African American history, art and culture in the Western United States. Oliver/Bahati Agency producers of Moments of Inspiration: A Tribute to African American Olympians a special exhibition in collaboration with CAAM, LA84 Foundation, Los Angeles Public Library and Middle Passage Productions. Mounting of this exhibit at The California African American Museum will coincide with the Rio 2016 Olympics next summer in Brazil.

1. A Tribute to African American Olympians…
A SPECIAL MUSEUM EXHIBIT PRESENTATION
Developed & Produced By:
OLIVER/BAHATI A G E N C Y
An Olympic Experience

2. Introduction Letter
from Producers…

3. There are three primary goals of this
exhibition…
To rekindle the history and
accomplishments of African American
athletes in the Olympics
To provide in-depth knowledge of the
social, political, historical and economic
implications from the athletes involvement
in the Games
To commemorate. The final objective of
the exhibit is to preserve and
commemorate tacit knowledge of the
African American presence in the
Olympics
EXHIBIT GOALS
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4. In 2006 Oliver/Bahati Agency in conjunction with California African American
Museum produced The Black Olympian Continuing exhibit which was a enormous
success as part of an 20th year celebration of the museum in Los Angeles.
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EXHIBIT BACKGROUND

5. Through a special partnership with LA 84 Foundation and other partners the exhibit will include the
following components; Rare Photos, Multimedia Presentations, Interactive Olympic athletic displays,
Memorabilia, a special Virtual Reality-Experience and hosting of “Streaming Parties” of the specific
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EXHIBIT COMPONENTS

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Ø Virtual Reality component
Experience interactive “Time-Travel
Ø “Live Streaming” of specific events
Ø Tablets/computer Interactive Timeline
SPECIAL
COMPONENTS
Ø “Thank You Mom” a
special Black History
Month Pre-Launch Event
February 2016
Ø Beyond the Walls of the
Museum - Educational
Outreach Program
through LA City Libraries
& other partners

7. “TIME-TRAVEL” VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE
…Imagine yourself stepping back in-time to Nazi Germany and the Olympic Games of
1936…what would that experience feel like? A component of the exhibit will allow
visitors to experience time-travel through Virtual Reality (VR). Our partner Middle
Passage Productions under the direction of Barbara E. Allen, a John S. Knight Fellow at
Stanford University where she developed VR content, will create the special VR
component for the exhibit that allow visitors to time travel through Olympic history.
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8. inspiringthecommunity
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BEYOND THE WALLS
Beyond the Walls of the Museum, is a specially designed
program component that extends the exhibition’s impact by,
educating and inspiring a vast and diverse audience. As a
sponsor, the company will enjoy positive exposure through
education outreach programs beyond the Museum through
partnership with LA Public Library and partners focused
towards general public, families, schools, teachers, and
students of all ages

9. TIMELINE & MILESTONES
Idea/Concept Flow material Research design Exhibition Maintenance
R&D Work Collection Pre-Production Installation
Target Allocate Non-collection Design Plan Reception Demount
PHASE I PHASE II PHASE III
May-August 2015 September-December January-June 2016 - & beyond
Audience tasks material audit layout Exhibit Opening
+ Budget Finalized *Black History Month Pre-Launch
Event
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NOTE: Exhibit projected pre- launch February Black History Month “Thank You Mom” reception and awards event.
The full exhibit launch is scheduled for late June 2016

10. TOURING EXHIBIT
A touring exhibit of Moments of
Inspiration is being planned- including;
multimedia presentations, displays,
images, memorabilia, and VR-
experience will travel between 3-6
selected markets throughout the U.S.
Ø Projected Markets:, New York,
Detroit, Washington D.C., Philadelphia,
Chicago, Nashville, and Atlanta
Ø Tour Launch Date: 3rd Quarter
2016-2017
Ø Tour Starting Location: California
African American Museum Los Angeles
June 2016
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Exhibition management ($60,000)
Curatorial /project management
Museum infrastructure ($20,000)
Office space
Equipment
Museum development ($10,000)
Fundraising
Promotion
Web programming and interactive design ($15,000)
Gateway website with social media management
Digital collaborative tools
Virtual Reality experience development ($125,000)
Experience technologies (virtual reality, audio technology, video interface program)
Collections research, licenses, acquisition and management ($25,000)
Pre-Launch Reception/Awards Event (25,000)
Educational/Community Outreach (15,000)
Budget
The cost of the exhibit will be largely dependent on the extent of its structure and content.
It would therefore be preemptive to speculate on an exact budget at this point. However,
primary costs will be accrued in the following major areas.

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A Tribute to African American Olympians…
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Oliver - Rashid Bahati
Principals
Oliver/Bahati Agency
8306 Wilshire Blvd., #130
Beverly Hills, California 90211
323-781-8838 Direct
obagency@yahoo.com Email
An Olympic Experience