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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Week 5: National Museum of American Jewish Military History
Museum Mission: The mission of the National Museum of American Jewish Military History is to collect and preserve, for future generations, memorabilia and written and oral records of the patriotic contributions of Jewish Americans who served in the Armed Forces … Continue reading
National Book Festival
Going to the National Book Festival may not be a museum visit per se, but the event does take place on the National Mall (surrounded by museums) and it is sponsored by the Library of Congress, which brings out a … Continue reading
Week 4: Carlyle House
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority Mission: The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority enhances the communities of Northern Virginia and enriches the lives of their citizens through the conservation of regional natural and cultural resources. It provides diverse regional recreational and educational opportunities, and … Continue reading
Posted in Photos, Weekly Museum Visits Part II
Tagged Carlyle House, historic house museum, museum, VA, weekly museum visit
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2010 National Postal Museum Internship
An online exhibit and a post in the National Postal Museum’s blog, both written by me about the Heroes on Stamps unit for after-school programs that served as the main project of my internship, are now online.
Posted in National Postal Museum
Tagged DC, museum, Museum Education Program, National Postal Museum, Smithsonian
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DC Area Museums Commemorate 9/11
Though I won’t be able to visit any museums today myself, I have been reading about how DC, Maryland, and Virginia museums are honoring the tenth anniversary of September 11. Several are hosting special events or exhibits. Others have used … Continue reading
Good NEWS
Later this month, I will begin a part-time job at the Newseum as a Visitor Services Representative. I’m excited that I’ll be paid to spend time at this huge museum that I have visited, but whose half-dozen floors I have … Continue reading
Week 2: Sewall-Belmont House
Museum Mission: The Sewall-Belmont House & Museum is committed to sharing the untold stories of women’s history. The Sewall-Belmont House & Museum, on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, celebrates women’s progress toward equality—and explores the evolving role of women and … Continue reading
Washington Post Writer’s Weekly Museum Visits
Washington Post writer Jessica Goldstein has visited a lesser-known area museum each week this summer and written her own weekly museum visits series, sometimes referred to as The Exhibitionist. Week 1: Goldstein visits Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens. (This was … Continue reading
Posted in Lists of Museums, Photos
Tagged Anderson House, article, DC, DEA Museum, Hillwood, Koshland Science Museum, Laogai Museum, National Building Museum, National Geographic Museum, National Museum of American Jewish Military History, National Museum of Crime and Punishment, Sewall-Belmont House, VA
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Week 1: College Park Aviation Museum
Museum Mission: The goal of the College Park Aviation Museum is to research, preserve, interpret and promote the history and collections of the College Park Airport, and early World War I-era aviation in general, by operating the site as a … Continue reading
Posted in Photos, Weekly Museum Visits Part II
Tagged College Park Aviation Museum, MD, museum, weekly museum visit
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