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American Slavery: Bringing Wider Perspectives to Museum Interpretation
Location: Morning Sessions – Auditorium, Philadelphia Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States,
North Sixth Street above Arch Street.
Luncheon – Independence Visitor Center, 6th and Market Streets
Keynote Speaker:
Lonnie G. Bunch, III, Founding Director of the National Museum of
African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution
Symposium Highlights
Panel 1 – Researching and Exhibiting Untold Stories
Moderator:
Emma Lapsansky Werner, Haverford College
Panelists:
Mary V. Thompson, Mt. Vernon Estate & Gardens
Louise Mirrer, New York Historical Society
Ivan Henderson, and Leslie Guy, African American Museum in Philadelphia
Panel 2 – Presenting Stories and Engaging Communities
Moderator:
David Young, Cliveden of the National Trust
Panelists:
Louis Massiah, Scribe Video
Lorene Cary, Art Sanctuary
Christy Coleman, The Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar
Gay Vietzke, National Park Service
Event Details
Registration Information
All registration will be done online. A valid email address will be needed. If sending in a check for payment, please have it at the Friends office no later than February 17, 2012.
