Posts Tagged ‘History on Display’
History on Display: The Atlanta History Center
My Own True Love and I spent the Christmas holiday in Atlanta. It was by no means a Road Trip Through History, but in between attending a Christmas pageant and a high school basketball game, ripping open packages, anxiously watching a roast that wouldn’t roast, organizing (and failing to organize) various meet-ups, and navigating winding…
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Road Trip Through History: Memphis and Cotton
Our first stop on the Great River Road was Memphis–a long day’s drive from Chicago. As we drove into town, My Own True Love and I were still discussing whether we wanted to go to Graceland. Everyone we talked to said it was worth it–even people who weren’t rabid Elvis fans. But we planned…
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Art + History+ Artist
Two years ago and a bit, I shared a link with you about a video series produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in which curators talked about how individual pieces in the museum had changed the way they see the world. It was charming and smart and in a short enough format that I…
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