Profs & Pints DC: The Real Oppenheimer
• September 20, 2023

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Real Oppenheimer,” a look at the scientist portrayed in the hit film and his role in the rise of the atomic age, with Allen Pietrobon, professor of […]

Vital Signs: The Visual Cultures of Maya Writing
• April 24, 2023

Stephen D. Houston explores the complex system of Maya writing from ancient Mexico and Central America in this six-part series. Maya writing of ancient Mexico and Central America represents a […]

Landmark Lecture: Museum J.E.D.I. The Intersection of Museums & Social Justice
• February 9, 2023

Join Omar Eaton-Martinez, host of the Museum J.E.D.I. (Justice. Equity. Diversity. Inclusion) podcast who will discuss his work bringing diversity and inclusion to museums and cultural institutions. Museum J.E.D.I podcasts […]

Landmark Lecture: Shopping Stories: Revealing the Lives of the Enslaved
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Account books detail a wealth of information and often reveal insights into the lives of the marginalized members of a community. Molly Kerr, founding director at History Revealed, Inc., will […]

Landmark Lecture: Enslaved: Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade
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Join Walter Hawthorne of Michigan State University and Daryle Williams of the University of California-Riverside for a dynamic overview of Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade (Enslaved.org), an open-source, open-access […]

Landmark Lecture: Inclusivity and Interpreting Enslaved Individuals at Tudor Place
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Join Tudor Place Curator Robert DeHart along with Archivist Haley Wilkinson who will share recent research that has prompted a more equitable and inclusive interpretation in tours, events and programs […]

Landmark Lecture: Identity, Trauma & Reconciliation: A Conversation with Descendants
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Documentary filmmaker and founder of History Before Us, Frederick Murphy, hosts a conversation with descendants of enslaved individuals associated with Tudor Place and other historic sites with a history of […]

Landmark Lecture: Laborious Histories: Critical Fabulation & the Practice of Black Public History
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Dr. Crystal Moten, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at the Obama Foundation in Chicago, will discuss her work focusing on the intersection of race, class and gender to uncover the […]

What is Tantra
• August 26, 2022

Although the idea of Tantra is very popular these days, many people misunderstand its real meaning and it is often misused. In Buddhism, Tantra is a very special practice that […]

Close Encounters Series at the National Museum of Women in the Arts
• October 28, 2021

Wednesday, November 3, 5:30–6:45 p.m. (ET) Close Encounters: Angelica Kauffman, The Family of the Earl Gower (1772) and Sonya Clark, Hair Wreath (2002) This talk considers some of the ways that artworks explore family in […]