Day: April 1, 2014

Snapshots: 15 Takes on an Exhibition

Snapshots: 15 Takes on an Exhibition

by guest columnist Catherine Shortliffe Students in this year’s Exhibition Planning class were given a challenge: choose an image that inspires you from the photographs in Historic New England’s exhibition, “The Camera’s Coast,” and use it as a jumping-off point for a full-blown exhibition plan. 

Ushers at the Gates of Information

Ushers at the Gates of Information

by columnist Tegan Kehoe A couple weeks ago, I was a part of Boston’s first History Camp, an “unconference” that was organized by volunteers and a wiki. One of the panels was on means of publishing for history books, and Boston historian J. L. Bell