Several articles on the Jones Archaeological Museum renovation from the Tuscaloosa News writer Ashley Boyd have been carried on Associated Press.
This story from Ashley Boyd, Tuscaloosa News, 2009 describes the main features of the new displays planned for the museum.
This one from Stan Diel, Birmingham News, April 2010 includes photos of displays, artifacts and the park itself. I was in the museum before the closure for the renovation. Although it was quite easy to understand the displays and the artifacts were showed off to good advantage, the presentation was by current multi-media standards, definitely old fashioned in its approach.
The new displays would appear to be somewhat speculative. Having firm archaeological evidence for designs, and artifacts in the displays, but also a narrative including politics, religion, and social activities that have been deduced for the physical archaeology and aspects of the remaining south eastern cultures as recorded by the earliest Europeans. (Those historical reports of the Spanish and French post date the apex of Moundville occupation by more than a century.)
But if presented with appropriate background, these new displays will probably be more likely to imform the visitor of the importance of the site. I hope I'll have a chance to visit there again.
More exciting for people wanting to see artifacts, several pieces that were originally excavated at Moundville, but that have never been publicly displayed are on loan the museum from larger organizations (the Smithsonian and the Peabody.)
Something is not right. This message is just to keep things from messing up down the road