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Museums and Society is an interdisciplinary minor that introduces undergraduates to the institutions that preserve, interpret, and present natural, scientific, and material heritage.

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April 15, 2021

Workshop on Matrilineal Memory: Mapping the Body Home

On Tuesday, April 20th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST, Electric.Marronage’s Artist-in-Residence Rebecca Mwase will host a workshop on Matrilineal Memory: Mapping the Body Home. In this embodied workshop, Mwase will lead participants in mining personal stories to deepen their understanding and connection to their embodied memories of freedom. Registration on Eventbrite is required. This […]

April 5, 2020

A Perfect Power: Motherhood and African Art opening postponed

Slated to open April 5, this event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From monumental headdresses of elderly mothers to sculptures that represent mythic female ancestors, this exhibition brings together nearly 40 objects from public and private collections to demonstrate how artists have represented the power of African mothers and used maternal imagery to […]

March 7, 2020

Congratulations to M&S Minor Ian Waggoner for his work on the exhibition Naturally Beautiful

Ian worked with Homewood’s Assistant Curator Michelle Fitzgerald on Homewood’s Spring exhibition Naturally Beautiful: Uncovering Nature in the Nineteenth Century Home. Opening reception Thursday March 12, 5-7pm. Free for JHU faculty, staff and students. Space is limited. Please register at homewoodmuseum.eventbrite.com

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Workshop on Matrilineal Memory: Mapping the Body Home

A Perfect Power: Motherhood and African Art opening postponed

Congratulations to M&S Minor Ian Waggoner for his work on the exhibition Naturally Beautiful