Featuring profiles of outreach & advocacy in cultural heritage
by Clare Snyder
The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA), formally known as the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA), was established in 1957 by the Boston City Council and the Massachusetts Legislature to be the city’s official planning agency, taking over …
by Hannah Elder
For Meg Winikates, working in the cultural heritage field “felt accidentally inevitable.” She was always interested in education, but was unsure whether she wanted to teach formally or informally. In high school, she worked as an intern …
by Will Gregg
From the Fairfield Museum and History Center in central Fairfield, Connecticut, Curator Laurie Lamarre merges the town’s past and present in exhibits that appeal to a wide audience.
The Fairfield Museum and History Center is an active …
by Brigid Hogan
As an off-coast tourist destination, the population of Nantucket swells and dwindles with the seasons. In winter, about 13,000 Nantucket natives reign on the island. Come summertime, the population bursts upward to 50,000 as a result of …
by Rachael Allen
Outreach is an important facet in keeping the Digital Commonwealth running and developing, and Patricia Feeley has been on board for the past 3 years as a member of the Outreach and Education Committee—2 of those years …
by Maggie Hoffman
Although North Carolina has as much queer history as anywhere else in the country, the state’s conservative Southern roots have effectively muted that legacy. In 2014, museum professionals at the Levine Museum of the New South in …
by Ayoola White
It is a common stereotype that librarians are loath to allow patrons to bring even the smallest morsels of sustenance into library spaces. What does it mean, then, when a public library begins offering cooking classes? This …
by Julia Greider
In 2006, the National Library of Ireland, in Dublin, opened its award-winning exhibition entitled Yeats: The Life and Work of William Butler Yeats, which continues in 2018 to educate visitors about one of Ireland’s most acclaimed …
by Kaitlin Kendrick
The de Young museum, located in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, was founded in 1895 and has become an integral part of the arts scene in San Francisco. As one part of the Fine Arts Museums …
by Katy Purington
The Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania was the first federally-funded Indian boarding school in the United States. Founded in 1879 by Captain Richard Henry Pratt, it became the model for 26 other federal boarding …