Collecting Stories

Instagram and the Art of Arranging: How @foundandchosen brings tiny objects to life

How Jane Housham Turns Everyday Finds into Art: A Collector’s Journey

Oct 23 •

How a Museum Without Artifacts Tells the Story of Abraham Lincoln's Summers

An Inside Look at President Lincoln’s Cottage with Museum Anthropologist Haley Bryant

Aug 28 •

How an Archivist Found Her Voice: The Impact of a Cassette Tape at the Lesbian Herstory Archive

Show and Tell: Colette Denali Montoya (enrolled member of Isleta Pueblo, descendant of San Felipe Pueblo)

Jun 12 •

The Stories Behind the Dresses: Collecting Stories with Textile Curator Patricia Edmonson

Patricia Edmonson on the Art of Fashion Preservation and Storytelling

May 15 •

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