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Serving Community in the 21st Century: NMAAHC
Another highlight of the Fellowship year is the annual presentation by staff from the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), and this year's seminar on April 29, continued that tradition. One enduring highlight of these meetings has…
Addressing 21st-Century Challenges through the Eyes of NMAH and CFCH
Our April 22nd seminar was hosted jointly by the National Museum of American History (NMAH) and the Smithsonian's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH). Dr. Margaret Salazar-Porzio, Curator of Latinx History and Culture in the Division of Home and…
4/15 Hung Lui: Portraits of Promised Lands
On April 15 the Fellows had the rare opportunity to have artist Hung Lui join us to talk about her upcoming exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG), "Hung Liu: Portraits of Promised Lands," which will open in August of…
Looking Back and Forward: How Deep Time Informs our Present and our Future
Our next seminar brought us to the Deep Time exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) which looks at climate change through the lens of history. Scott Wing, Research Geologist and Curator of Paleobotany at NMNH led off…
2021 Opening Panel
One of the highlights of the Fellowship is the Opening Panel which kicks of our museum seminar series each year. With the continuing Covid-19 related restrictions we are continuing with remote presentations. While we would have liked to have been…