The VMHC is proud to announce a new publication "Our Commonwealth: People & Places of Virginia"! This coffee table book provides an in-depth journey across the five geographical regions of Virginia—Central, Northern, the Shenandoah Valley, Southwest, and Tidewater—and showcases the experiences of its diverse people. Mined from collections across the state, the objects, letters, diaries, and archival photographs from each region are arranged thematically in this beautifully illustrated narrative that provides a stirring, and often personal, story about Virginia's people and the place they call home. Order your copy today from the VMHC Museum Store at https://lnkd.in/exfi5PB4
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Check out this post from one of our recent graduates, Emily Zarse!
I'm over the moon that the amazing Hettie Judah is visiting Bloomington this week! Her book "How Not to Exclude Artist Mothers (and Other Parents)" offers so much support and insight. Stars aligned and The Kinsey along with Arts and Humanities Council is hosting a conversation with Hettie this Friday May 10th 6pm at The Bishop- which is right across the street from my new collaborative exhibit exploring art and mothering with painter Gloria Manzanares. Come out for what is to be an amazing talk and stay after when we'll lead an informal gallery tour of the exhibit "Creative ReProduction" at the John Waldron Arts Center. Talk is 6-7:30pm and tour to follow. Spread the word and check out Hettie's amazing body of work including new book “Acts of Creation”
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A simple way to incorporate this idea into personal study or corporate worship is to learn/teach a short history of Juneteenth. Check out the Juneteenth digital toolkit curated by The National Museum of African American History. (https://lnkd.in/e8ecCSrz)
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Learn more about the Washington Pentateuch, one of the few surviving Masoretic codices in existence today! This short is a taste of the first video in our series, Bibles That Changed the World, produced in partnership with @Museum of the Bible. If you're curious to learn what codex or folio, cantillation marks, Masorah, or Carpet Pages are, then check out this brief video! And to learn even more about this fascinating artifact, currently housed in Washington D.C. at the Museum of the Bible, head to https://hubs.li/Q02HCmVS0 for the full-length videos!
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