Museums and Community Collaborations Abroad

Welcome to Building a Transatlantic Bridge, an innovative project providing opportunities for collaboration and interaction for high school students in the Greensburg Salem School District and for high school students in Oberhausen, Germany.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Visitors from Germany Headed to the Westmoreland Museum of American Art For Building a Transatlantic Bridge Project


GREENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, February 12, 2010 – Stephanie Buchholz, Project Coordinator at the LVR-Industriemuseum, and Antje Reiber, a teacher at Heinrich-Böll-Gesamtschule, both in Oberhausen, Germany will be arriving in the United States on February 23 in conjunction with Building a Transatlantic Bridge, a partnership between the Westmoreland Museum of American Art and the LVR-Industriemuseum. During their visit, they will view The Westmoreland’s collection as well as visit with Greensburg Salem High School teachers and students. The trip will also include visits to local cultural and historical sites.

Read the news release.

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  2. This is all so exciting!
    I cannot wait until Miss Reiber comes to Greensburg Salem. I hope tells us a lot about school in Germany and how they are alike and different.

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