Three political history curators from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History are heading to the 2024 Democratic National Convention soon to collect stuff – or as the professionals call it, ephemera: everything from balloons to tickets to articles of clothing
Naomi Schalit, The Conversation; Interviews with Lisa Kathleen Graddy, Claire Jerry and Jon Grinspan
When scholars from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History attend one of these gatherings, as they do each election, they save everything from hats to buttons to umbrellas to soap
Naomi Schalit, The Conversation; Interviews with Lisa Kathleen Graddy, Claire Jerry and Jon Grinspan
December at the Museum includes a look at a historic film, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra season kick-off, and two concerts by the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society.
September Happenings include an exhibit showcasing the work of Latina broadcast journalists, new additions to the "Giving in America" exhibition and more
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