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...