SCSE Announces Launch of Prometheus Project



June 2, 2005 -- The Society for Cultural and Social Exploration is proud to announce the launch of The Prometheus Project, an effort to bring together private collections with museums in order to bring important pieces and artifacts into the public eye.

The goal of the Prometheus Project is to bridge the gap between those who have items they would like to share with others and the museums who would like to host revolving collections. Whether it be a family heirloom or an important piece of art, museums can keep your item safe while displaying the piece for the enjoyment and education of the public. Through this project, museums are given a way to keep acquisition costs down while they keep a rotation of fresh items moving through their institutions.

"You see people on shows like Antiques Roadshow and others with amazing historical pieces and no idea what to do with them," SCSE Special Projects Director Eric Paul Erickson said. "The Prometheus Project will offer museums and individuals wonderful opportunities to showcase these items to the public. In the end, everybody wins."

SCSE urges museums to contact them with information on what types of items for which they are searching. SCSE members come into contact with artifacts, historical items and other pieces on a daily basis and consider it part of the mission statement of the organization to find ways to have them viewed by the public. This display encourages education, learning and discourse.

Individuals and museums should contact Erickson at e-mail protected from spam bots or visit the SCSE homepage at www.exploration-society.org for more information.

SCSE is a research and scholarly organization which explores the cultures and social climate of the world, with "attention toward the exploration of society and an understanding of this world and its cultures though travel, discovery, scholar, communication and documentation. Our goal is to pull the blinders off the individual, through the support of the whole and put aside the chants of nationalism, false zeal, isolationism, bigotry, prejudice and ignorance." (SCSE Mission Statement)

Exploration-Society.org is host to news stories, discussion boards and a gallery with photographs from member and community travels and expeditions. The site also contains a Behind-the-Curtain section which offers researched and accredited news that may have fallen through the cracks of mainstream media.

SCSE is not influenced or affiliated with any political, religious, advocate or lobbying group. It is a society dedicated to intellectual pursuits and exploration. By creating a safe haven for discourse and discovery, the intention is to allow networking and debate, as well as bringing explorers together for the betterment of all mankind.





SCSE Announces Launch of Prometheus Project