2024 Council for Museum Anthropology Awards
I happily share the following CMA announcement: 2024 COUNCIL FOR MUSEUM ANTHROPOLOGY AWARDS We’re delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Council for Museum Anthropology aw…
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Studying Historical Artifacts on YouTube
A new community of YouTube creators are using video to give audiences a close-up view of antique garments and accessories. Can they inspire museums to invest in new…
Curating African Cosmos/Stellar Arts
From ancient stone reliefs to contemporary works of art, African artists have looked to the sun, moon, and stars for inspiration. We have all experienced the wonder of…
Brazil’s National Museum Fire
On September 2, a hot Sunday in Central Brazil, I saw the incredible images of an enormous fire rapidly consuming the National Museum of Brazil—a building that is…
Awkward Objects of Genocide
The Holocaust and Vernacular Arts in and beyond Polish Ethnographic Museums “Krematorium” (“Crematorium”), Władysław Chajec (1904-1986), 1965, Kamienica Górna, Poland. Inventory No. 31395, Collection …
Curating Gathering Voices
An Exhibition at the American Philosophical Society On April 15th the American Philosophical Society (APS) opened the third in a series of exhibitions on Thomas Jefferson—a member and…