Author: Museum Studies Program
Hijacking History: Culture, Politics, and Exhibition at the Smithsonian
A lecture by Kristin Hass, the fifth and final presentation in the Winter 2007 lecture series, Exhibiting Controversy: From Mapplethorpe to “Body Worlds” and Beyond. Kristin Hass presents the National Museum of American History’s exhibit The Price of Freedom: Americans at War as a...
Spoiling Public Spaces: Exhibiting Racist Artifacts in a Public Museum
A lecture by David Pilgrim, the fourth presentation in the Winter 2007 lecture series, Exhibiting Controversy: From Mapplethorpe to “Body Worlds” and Beyond. Using The Jim Crow Museum as an example, David Pilgrim will discuss the challenges and controversies involved in displaying racist objects...
Passion on All Sides: Planning a Memorial Museum at Ground Zero
A lecture by Alice Greenwald, the third presentation in the Winter 2007 lecture series, Exhibiting Controversy: From Mapplethorpe to “Body Worlds” and Beyond. Perhaps no proposed new museum has been under the spotlight more than the planned museum and memorial at the World Trade...
