6 thought-provoking exhibitions around the US that prove that libraries are for far more than reading
Books may be the main draw of a library, but they are not the only attraction. Museum-quality exhibitions that tap into an ...
6 thought-provoking exhibitions around the US
Museum-quality exhibitions that tap into an institute's vast archives can also bring in a crowd. These showcases at some of ...
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“You are here as a participant in the future”: New Haven Museum hosts Community Day
New Haveners congregated at the museum to celebrate the exhibit “Shining Light on Truth: New Haven, Yale, and Slavery,” ...
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Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
I served as the lead historian and researcher for an exhibition where three of these portraits are now on display, “In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World,” at the Smithsonian National ...
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Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
In 1934, these portraits were donated to Yale University’s Beinecke Library by one of Townsend’s descendants. While his motivations for drawing these portraits remain unclear, the humanity he ...
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Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
‘Fuli,’ by William H. Townsend. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University Historians don’t know exactly why Townsend decided to draw them, only that he lived locally and sat ...