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Week 7: Mount Vernon

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

Museum mission: The mission of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association is to preserve, restore and manage the estate of George Washington to the highest standards and to educate visitors and people throughout the world about the life and legacies of … Continue reading →

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An Early Museum Visit

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

I cheated. My Weekly Museum Visits project required me to visit a new museum every week. These parameters did not mean I constantly needed to find a museum that had just opened; rather, I had to visit a museum that … Continue reading →

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Wolf to Woof at the Museum of Idaho

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

Happy 32nd wedding anniversary to my parents! In August 2010, my parents visited the Wolf to Woof: The Story of Dogs exhibit at the Museum of Idaho. I asked them to write a guest blog post about the exhibit, and … Continue reading →

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Laura’s Family Visits the Newseum

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

During the week between Christmas and New Year’s, my parents, sister, and uncle came to the Newseum. (I was working that day and I had the pleasure of checking their coats.) They spent several hours at the Newseum and, as … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned at the CVC

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

During my second-to-last week of work at the Capitol Visitor Center, I found myself delighting in the relatively low numbers: only 3,000 or 4,000 visitors per day, compared with 9,000 or 10,000 at our peak in the spring! The decrease … Continue reading →

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My Parents’ Museum Visits

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

My parents spent a week and a half in Italy earlier this summer, and upon their return, I gave them an assignment. I asked them each, independently, to list all the museums they’d seen during their trip. They immediately asked, … Continue reading →

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