Call for Papers: Craft as Political Activism in a Nation Divided
Gay “Be-In” at the Sheep Meadow in Central Park at the end of the first NYC Pride March, June 28, 1970. [...]
Are You Protecting Your Staff From Sexual Harassment?
Since the allegations of sexual harassment and assault against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein surfaced, the topic has dominated the news cycles with [...]
Six Hot Spot Board Issues and Three Cooling Tactics
Expectations are a two-way street (or maybe something more akin to a clover-leaf interstate exchange?). During our session “Who’s Shoulding on Your [...]
Re-envisioning the Ropes Mansion
In 2009, a fire forced the evacuation of the contents of the Peabody Essex Museum’s Ropes Mansion— a carefully preserved [...]
The Private Jefferson: From the Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society
Thomas Jefferson has been described as an “American Sphinx”: as the drafter of the Declaration of Independence and president of [...]
Cohn High School: How We Love Thee
In the summer of 2014, the West Baton Rouge Parish School board announced that the Cohn High School (1949-1969) would [...]
Purchased Lives: New Orleans and the Domestic Slave Trade, 1808–1865
Purchased Lives: New Orleans and the Domestic Slave Trade, 1808–1865 was a special project presented by The Historic New Orleans [...]
Footsteps to Freedom
The Lombard Historical Society’s Footsteps to Freedom exhibit explores the history of the Underground Railroad by focusing on the work of local abolitionist Sheldon Peck. [...]
Days of Grace: California Artist Grace Hudson in Hawaii
This comprehensive and visually-stunning catalog accompanied an exhibit of the same name on display at the Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah, California, in the fall [...]
Visitor Experience Re-Vision
In fall 2013, with essential support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, President Lincoln’s Cottage launched the Visitor Experience Re-Vision (VERV), a project [...]
Dear Boston: Messages from the Marathon Memorial
Dear Boston: Messages from the Marathon Memorial was a 3,600-square-foot temporary exhibition held at the Boston Public Library from April 7 through May 11, 2014, [...]
History smArts
History smArts is a museum/school partnership that offers interdisciplinary in-school experiences for Kentucky students in kindergarten through eighth grade. By bringing images and artifacts from [...]
Alabama Voices
The Alabama Voices exhibit is the cornerstone of the redesigned Museum of Alabama, located at the Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery. ADAH [...]