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The Smithsonian's History of America in 101 Objects: Author Richard Kurin in Conversation with Museum CEO John Hollar
- When
- Mon Nov 18, 2013
- Where
- Computer History Museum
- Time
- 12 pm
- Tags
- Museums, Technology
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Description
The Smithsonian Institution is America's largest, most important, and most beloved repository for the objects that define our common heritage. Now Under Secretary for Art, History, and Culture Richard Kurin, aided by a team of top Smithsonian curators and scholars, has assembled a literary exhibition of 101 objects from across the Smithsonian's museums that together offer a marvelous new perspective on the history of the United States.Ranging from the earliest years of the pre-Columbian continent to the Digital Age, and from the American Revolution to Vietnam, each entry pairs the fascinating history surrounding each object with the story of its creation or discovery and the place it has come to occupy in our national memory.
Please join Museum CEO John Hollar as he moderates a conversation with Dr. Kurin about this remarkable book.
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