Showcasing Young Black Female Athletes for Girl Visitors at the NMAAHC

Statue of Williams’ sisters at NMAAHC in the Sports exhibition. Photo: Lindsay Guarnieri When adults visit museums they read the labels, examine the objects, and have discussions with one another on the theme of the exhibit, and any additional information they...

Interactives that (actually) Work at a Smithsonian Museum 

Step Afrika! Interactive. Photo by Lindsay Guarnieri. Throughout this series, I have discussed how one of my biggest issues with the Smithsonian museums in the DC area is that not many interactives engage visitors in the act of play. The act of play is how young...

Shards of Stained Glass

  These pieces of stained glass are so small, you would think that their story was just as small. But it isn’t. It started like any other day. September 15, 1963, dawned clear and bright on the town of Birmingham, Alabama. A racially divided town known for...

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