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Category Archives: Museum Visits (Other)
Zero-Tolerance in Twelve Objects, Part 2: The Slaughter of the Innocents
On June 15, 2018, Twitter user Brandon Horan tweeted, “When you see innocent kids being put in tents sleeping on floor after getting ripped from their parents and your response is ‘Did they come here legally?’, then we don’t have … Continue reading
Zero-Tolerance in Twelve Objects, Part 1: The Dwarf Morgante
I spent a week and a half at the end of June 2018 with my parents and siblings in Italy. It was a lovely trip, full of museums, old churches, older ruins, pasta, gelato, cats, and beautiful views of rivers … Continue reading
Posted in 0T in 12O, Museum Visits (Other)
Tagged Boboli Gardens, garden, Italy, migrant family separation, museum, Resistance
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Moment of Zen at Forest Glen
The Forest Glen Metro station is, as I recently wrote, about one mile from the new location of the National Museum of Health and Medicine. It is a very special Metro station because it’s so deep underground that it only … Continue reading
Posted in Museum Visits (Other), Washington Post Free and Easy
Tagged MD, Meditation Museum, museum, WMATA
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#MeTooseum
#MeToo. If you were not living completely off the grid for the last few months, you all but certainly saw these words on your Facebook feed. In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment and assault scandal – followed … Continue reading
Information for the Nation at Union Station
Union Station is a hub of activity: Metro trains, commuter trains, buses, government buildings, restaurants, museums. It is the closest Metro station to Sewall-Belmont House (a Weekly Museum Visit) and my internship at the National Postal Museum. The Supreme Court … Continue reading
Posted in Museum Visits (Other), WMATA
Tagged DC, Government Publishing Office, historic site, museum
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Giving Context to Words
Earlier this month, the United States commemorated the Fourth of July, a holiday marked by traditions such as fireworks, cookouts, parades, and NPR broadcasting a reading of the Declaration of Independence. This year, NPR added something new to the mix: … Continue reading
Posted in Articles and Books, Museum Visits (Other), Museums and Holidays, Uncategorized
Tagged article, DC, Fourth of July, historic house museum, historic site, holidays, Independence Hall, Monticello, museum, National Archives, national museum of american history, NPR, PA, Resistance, Smithsonian, VA
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The Creek’s Gonna Rise
This month, the Hudson River sloop Clearwater set sail from Croton, New York, bound for Washington, DC, with environmental education and advocacy events planned in DC and along the way. Facing potentially dangerous storms in the Atlantic Ocean, the boat … Continue reading
Posted in Museum Visits (Other)
Tagged Clearwater, Clearwater Festival, Croton Point Park, NY, parks, Resistance
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