Yes, but what does it all MEAN?
This past fall I taught an undergraduate course on American material culture. It was my first go at this type […]
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Gilded Age New York: A Q&A with Barbara Gallati
The New-York Historical Society recently opened Beauty’s Legacy: Gilded Age Portraits in America (September 26, 2013-March 9, 2014). The exhibition—curated by Barbara […]
What's Old is New Again
It’s been a while since I’ve contributed a post here and I’m sorry for being MIA for so long. Over […]
Consortium of Art Conservation Experts Offer Free Public Presentation on Recovering Wet Art and Cultural Materials
From H-New Jersey: CONSORTIUM OF ART CONSERVATION EXPERTS TO OFFER ADVICE Recovery of Wet Art and Historic Collection Information A […]
David Jaffee Receives Fred B. Kniffen Book Award
The Pioneer America Society: Association for the Preservation of Artifacts & Landscapes (PAS: APAL) announced the recipient of its […]
Call for Papers: Material Culture Symposium for Emerging Scholars 2012
The Center for Material Culture Studies at the University of Delaware invites submissions for papers to be given at the […]
Is Antiquarianism Unnecessary?
I decided in high school that I wanted to study history and use it in the museum field. This was […]