TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH THE SMITHSONIAN: CREATING CLASSROOM CONVERSATIONS THAT FOSTER A HOPEFUL FUTURE TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD The Smithsonian Institution is on the move. Long known as a showcase that glorifies the past, the…
A rich afternoon awaited our group on March 31 with presentations from the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) and the National Museum of the American Latino (NMAL). Andrea Kim Neighbors, Manager of Education Initiatives for the APAC, began the…
“The story of America as a destination for the homeless and hungry of the world is not only a myth. It is a story of desperation, of sadness, of uncertainty, of leaving your home. It is also a story of…
After a month spent exploring museum learning in light of the 2022 theme, “Social Justice in the time of Pandemic: The Hurdles Behind, the Urgency of Now, and Moving Forward after Covid," the 2022 Smithsonian Faculty Fellows museum seminar series…
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…
For the third year in a row, the MC Faculty Fellows had the privilege of meeting with curators at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Our afternoon began with a presentation by Kinshasha Holman Conwill, Deputy…
On February 28, our museum seminars got underway with the Opening Panel, once again hosted at the National Museum of American History (NMAC). The afternoon began with introductions as Philippa Rappaport, Manager of Community Engagement, Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access…
In early March our group had the privilege of having a behind-the-scenes tour of an exhibit in the last stages of preparation for display. That exhibit, Down These Mean Streets: Community and Place in Urban Photography, at the Smithsonian American…
We couldn’t have asked for a more multifaceted, stimulating way to start of our 2017 Seminar series. Per tradition, our opening session was a panel discussion where various aspects of this year’s theme, Social Justice: America’s Unfinished Story of Struggle,…