45th Anniversary Commemorative Book November 2015 | Page 4

Mission Statement
The Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities is a multifaceted not-for-profit
organization committed to promoting the preservation, interpretation, and cultural
enrichment of the Cape May region for its residents and visitors, by:
1. Fostering a greater understanding and appreciation for the Victorian lifestyle
and for the architecture, decorative arts, history and livelihoods of the Cape May
region.
2. Preserving and restoring the Emlen Physick Estate, the Cape May Lighthouse,
the World War II Lookout Tower (Fire Control Tower #23) and other landmark
structures in the Cape May region.
3. Encouraging the performing arts in the Cape May region through presenting
performances, conducting educational outreach and providing support services to
other arts and cultural organizations.
4. Providing professional development to teachers and educational outreach to
schoolchildren and adults in subject areas corresponding to the organization’s
public programming.
5. Supporting the efforts to preserve the Cape May region’s historic architecture
through the sponsorship of cultural and heritage tourism, and through providing
support services to other non-profit organizations in the areas of cultural, heritage
and ecological tourism.
6. Acquiring, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting objects pertaining to the
Victorian period and to the architecture, decorative arts, and history of the Cape
May region.

Celebrating our history...Enriching your life
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