Divided communities: difficult histories

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Description

This all-day symposium organised by QUB's Centre for Public History and the Smithsonian Museum of American History asks what role museums and public history more broadly can play in divided societies and in dealing with difficult pasts. Speakers include Secretary of the Smithsonian, Lonnie G. Bunch; Professor Olwen Purdue and Dr Briony Widdis (QUB); Prof Laia Balcells (Georgetown); Drs Lisa Page and Loren Kajikawa (GWU); Steve Velasquez and Dani Merriman (Smithsonian)
Period2025
Event typeConference
LocationWashington DC, United StatesShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational

Keywords

  • divided societies
  • museums
  • public history
  • Smithsonian