Our last museum seminar found us engaged with the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) as Joanna Mars, Head of Interpretation and Audience Research and Deputy Education Chair, and Teacher Programs Coordinator Elizabeth Dale-Deines led us through thoughtful examination as to…
Today's session was devoted to the history of rice cultivation in the United States. Kinshasha Holman Conwill, Deputy Director of the National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC) began the meeting, and set the tone for the afternoon…
On September 24 our schedule brought us to the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Our remote meeting was led by Edwin Schupman, a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, and manager of Native Knowledge 360° (NK360°)…
The last meeting of the semester was focused on the Learning Lab, exploring museums virtually and talking about what the fall semester might look like. Philippa Rappoport joined us once again, and guided Fellows in exploring a number of the…
While we continue on lock down, the magic of Zoom has allowed us to continue meeting. Today we had Philippa join us and lead a session on working with the Smithsonian Learning Lab. This is a wonderful resource that has…
How ironic that our first - and as it turns out last - 2020 museum seminar ended with a visit to exhibit "Outbreak, Epidemics in a Connected World?" We all were aware of the growing concern about Covid-19, and the general…
by Dr. Tracie Witte, Sociology I would sit on the metro on the way home from the Social Problems and Issues class trip to the Smithsonian’s American History Museum, feverishly writing an inspired blog post, the chatter of my own…
by Professor Jarek Michalonek, ELAP, Linguistics and Communication Studies Exploring American culture and identity has always been at the forefront of my academic and personal pursuits. I had several opportunities to see the Smithsonian exhibition “Many Voices: One Nation” which…
By Professor Megan Howard, English I meticulously planned the museum trip for my classes. From Metro maps to Smartcard machine instructions to the worksheets for the assignments, I tried to think of everything. But there was one thing, I couldn't…
By Professor Michelle Prendergast, English One of the first memories I have of visiting a museum is my family’s visit to the Smithsonian American History Museum when I was in second grade. My family’s vacation to DC that year was…