Architects Release Plans to Preserve National Mall’s Tidal Basin
The National Mall Tidal Basin, best known for the cherry blossoms that encircle the reservoir, faces an uncertain future. The […]
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Rx/Museum Pairs Medicine and Art
Professors at the University of Pennsylvania and local museum practitioners have teamed up to create Rx/Museum, a weekly newsletter intended […]
NJSAA Announces 2020 Author Awards
Earlier this week, the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance (NJSAA) announced the recipients of its 2020 Author Awards. The annual […]
Museum of Chinese in America Awarded $3 Million Ford Foundation Grant
On January 23, 2020 a five-alarm fire raged through the Museum of Chinese in America‘s Collections and Research Center. Only […]
East Passyunk to Change Neighborhood Logo Depicting Stereotype of Indigenous People
Philadelphia’s East Passyunk neighborhood is changing its logo, which depicts a stereotypical image of an Indigenous person in a headdress, […]
National Park Service Awards Grant to Study Women’s History in DC
Last month, the National Park serviced awarded a $50,000 grant to Washington DC to fund a study of women’s history […]
Camden County Unveils 3rd Marker at Site Where Enslaved People Were Sold
On September 25, the Camden County Historical Society unveiled a third historical marker indicating a site where enslaved Africans were […]
Philly’s Monument Lab Awarded $4 Million Mellon Foundation Grant to Study Nation’s Monuments
Early today, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced the Monuments Project, an initiative to help reimagine the country’s monuments to […]
Kevin Young Appointed New Director of National Museum Of African American History And Culture
In 2019, founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture Lonnie Bunch III. succeeded as secretary […]
Maryland Panel Begins Investigations of Racial Terror Lynchings
In 2019, Maryland established the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the first government-backed commission created to investigate racial lynching. […]