“One of the Greats” Visits One of the Greats

“One of the Greats” Visits One of the Greats

Two things you should know about me: I LOVE historic house museums, and I LOVE Florence + The Machine. Evidence to the former: I visit historic house museums, I research historic house museums, I took a whole class on historic house museums, and I work 

Exhibit Review: Revolution! 250 Years of Art and Activism in Boston

Exhibit Review: Revolution! 250 Years of Art and Activism in Boston

As of last week, for the first time in nearly a decade, the Boston Public Library in Copley Square is presenting a major exhibition: Revolution! 250 Years of Art of Activism in Boston. It’s the latest in a spate of Boston-area public history endeavors centered 

Memos from the Museum World: Peruvian Archaeology with Ava Beisenstein

Memos from the Museum World: Peruvian Archaeology with Ava Beisenstein

Welcome to Memos from the Museum World, a series that highlights the wonderful work our Tufts students are doing as they complete the in-field practicum component of the Museum Studies Program. Each student has a unique practicum experience, and we are excited to share the impacts 

Memos from the Museum World: Interpreting Early American History with Annaliese Arnsten and Hailey Robbins

Memos from the Museum World: Interpreting Early American History with Annaliese Arnsten and Hailey Robbins

Welcome to Memos from the Museum World, a series that highlights the wonderful work our Tufts students are doing as they complete the in-field practicum component of the Museum Studies Program. Each student has a unique practicum experience, and we are excited to share the 

Running (through) a historic site

Running (through) a historic site

I have been thinking a lot lately about landscape history and how the natural world plays into interpretation at historic sites. I am working at Fort Ticonderoga this summer, a place that is both historic site and museum, and which has a history that is 

Pool noodles, Joan of Arc, touching paintings, and the unserious road back to Ticonderoga

Pool noodles, Joan of Arc, touching paintings, and the unserious road back to Ticonderoga

Was I a traitor the likes of the infamous one-time commander of the fort, Benedict Arnold himself?