Drawing from innovative sites across the United States, this illustrated conversation will profile intriguing new models for adapting to the rapidly-shifting role museums must play in the 21
st
century. Authors
Max van Balgooy
and
Kenneth Turino
will share insights from their newly-published anthology,
Reimagining Historic House Museums: New Approaches and Proven Solutions
, which provides indispensable and imaginative strategies to forge a sustainable path forward for our country’s historic places.
Van Balgooy and Turino will be joined in an interactive dialogue by
Lisa Ackerman
, Chair of the Historic House Trust. Join us in creatively thinking beyond a museum’s “four walls” to reimagine what historic sites can aspire to be in contemporary times.
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.
Q&A and book signing to follow. Books will be available for purchase.
Free, but RSVP is required.