Obsessively Cataloging Video Game "Pop" Culture

Fremont Coffee Company at 459 North 36th Street and Charlie’s Queer Books next door at 465 started out as houses built by a brother and sister.  Their families lived side by side for decades before ei...

Please note that this program has been rescheduled to the evening of Thursday, October 8th. Have you ever wanted to learn more about the history of your home and the people who lived there?

Exploring what the future of the city looks like and what it should look like.

Webinar: Specifying reused, natural and low-tech materials on small projects

Life-Cycles Seminar

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Material Musings is the department's monthly blog featuring posts from staff and postgraduates (past and present) about material culture in the ancient world. It's all about the ancient world specifically viewed through...

Explore an exciting academic career as a Directorship of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and Professorship of Material Culture. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and exp...

An online workshop invites academic and creative submissions exploring posthumanistic approaches to mountain spaces, climate, and more-than-human worlds.

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The Code of Ethics provides a framework for the practical application of ethical considerations to our everyday work in museums and reflects a contract of trust between museums and the public. Below you can browse the answers to some of your frequently asked questions about the code.

Exclusive: Collection’s 300,000 pages record lives of enslaved people in countries including the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Mauritius, South Africa and Trinidad

Craft is not simply the act of making; it is a powerful site of identity, politics, and cultural expression.

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“He was a fan!” today’s guest says about Paul Revere’s relationship to Freemasonry. Hilary Anderson Stelling is the Director of Collections and Exhibitions at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Libr...

Almost a half-century ago, one of the first purchases I made in preparation for leaving my parents’ house was a Hudson’s Bay Company wool point blanket. I walked into the HBC department store at subur...

Lewis Ryder, Connoisseurs and conmen: The contest for cultural authority in early twentieth-century Britain (Manchester University Press, 2026), https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526177391/T...

[English version below] Les 16 et 17 mars 2017 aura lieu le colloque international organisé par le projet Fashioning Sudan et le Centre for Textile Research. Cet événement, intitulé "Dress and the mat...

Warp & Weft: Afghan War Rugs by Blood Work on Patreon. Join Blood Work's community for exclusive content and updates.

In recognition of the 250th anniversary, the AHR’s June 2026 issue, titled "'76 Objects," explores the material culture of the revolutionary era. Daniel speaks with Sarah Weicksel and a handful of con...