museum and heritage studies
Grace Duckworth ’23 brings passion for history, education to role at George Mason’s Gunston Hall
Duckworth is a full-time educator at the historic Georgian-style home of one of the country’s founding fathers.... READ MORE >>
Jack Gary, executive director of archaeology at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, to speak at Randolph
“What Lies Ahead… And Beneath: The Future of Archaeology at Colonial Williamsburg” will be held on Monday, Sept. 16.... READ MORE >>
Maier lecture to focus on the ‘Universal Museum’
The free lecture will be held on Tuesday, April 2, at 6 p.m. in Leggett 537, preceded by a reception at 5 p.m. ... READ MORE >>
Maier event to focus on women workers
“Uncover/Recover: Remembering Women Workers” will be held on Tuesday, March 19.... READ MORE >>
New Randolph exhibit focuses on marine plastic pollution
“Entangled and Ingested,” which opens Jan. 12 in Hampson Commons, located in the Student Center, features seven life-sized collage portraits using plastic film to document animals that are harmed by marine plastic pollution.... READ MORE >>
Keith Harvey ’22 named site director for the American Civil War Museum in Appomattox
Harvey majored in museum and heritage studies at Randolph. ... READ MORE >>
College partners with Jones Memorial Library to explore legacies of slavery
“Lynchburg: Named” brought brought together Randolph and the Jones Memorial Library to explore the region’s legacy of slavery and fill in information gaps related to African Americans in Lynchburg. ... READ MORE >>
Karen McIlvoy, Poplar Forest archaeology lab supervisor, to speak at Randolph
She’ll deliver the David F. Anthony Memorial Lecture, “Archaeology on the Plantation: Exploring how enslaved people engaged with their material world,” on Wednesday, Oct. 25.... READ MORE >>
Andi Curtis ’23 completes collections management internship before heading overseas for grad school
Curtis double majored in history and art history, with a minor in Renaissance studies, at Randolph. Now she’s preparing to start a masters program in medieval history at Swansea University in Wales. ... READ MORE >>
Randolph professor, student develop art reinstallation proposal for the Maier
“This project does a lot of things, but it reinvigorates the idea of the museum. I want more of the collection to be seen, and I also want it to be more representative of artists who the students could relate to.”... READ MORE >>
