Discussions

Event: "Recasting the Confederacy: Monuments and Civil War Memory"

Please join us for the kickoff event for the Draper Workshop Series, a panel discussion entitled "Recasting the Confederacy: Monuments and Civil War Memory."

 

Monday, November 6th, 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Konover Auditorium, Thomas J. Dodd Center

University of Connecticut, Storrs

 

We have invited a panel of experts to take part in this conversation. They are leading scholars of Civil War memory and have contributed to recent public debates surrounding Confederate monuments. 

 

PHC Conference 11/17: Challenging Assumptions Through Public History

Join the CUNY Public History Collective for our second annual conference, "It's Not What You Think: Challenging Assumptions Through Public History," featuring Keynote speaker Sarah Henry, Deputy Director and Chief Curator at Museum of the City of New York. 

This day-long conference will take place on Friday, November 17 from 10:30am to 6:00pm at the CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY. 

Workshop: Architecture in Color: Historic Paints and Finishes, Their Investigation and Reproduction

 

Architecture in Color: Historic Paints and Finishes, Their Investigation and Reproduction

Historic architecture is known to us in primary source materials through drawings or early black-and-white photography.  What’s missing is color and the finishing of a building that makes all the difference in its appearance. Through lectures and hands-on lab work, workshop participants will learn what traditional paints were made of, how they were used, and ways to investigate the finishes history of a building.

CFP: Monumental Narratives: Revisiting New England’s Public Memorials, Deadline 10 Nov 2017

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Monumental Narratives: Revisiting New England’s Public Memorials

A one-day symposium sponsored by the Grace Slack McNeil Program for Studies in American Art at Wellesley College and Historic Deerfield, Inc.

Date: Saturday, March 10th, 2018

Location: Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

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