Little Compton Landscape Stories
Last year (summer 2019) the Little Compton Historical Society took on the topic of landscapes. (Each year the organization focuses
Collections, Exhibits, Museums
New essay: Exhibiting Absence
I’ve posted to Medium a new essay, on the challenges (and possibilities!) of exhibiting things museums don’t actually have. Sometimes,
Digital humanities, Research, Technology
Open Access Articles! or, what happens to old articles
How best to make journal articles accessible? Over the years, I’ve published a few dozen essays, in a range of
History of Technology, making, repair, teaching, Technology
Teaching Skill
In the Fall semester, I taught a new course, a seminar for first-year students: “Skills: From the Medieval Workshop to
AMST2650, Public humanities, teaching
Learners choose learning outcomes
Last year, I asked students in my Introduction to Public Humanities course to write the syllabus. I wrote about this
Creative placemaking, historic preservation, Museums, Public humanities
Leave the Durham memorial on the ground
[originally published on Medium] Aug 15, 2017 Leave the Durham memorial on the ground I’ve been teaching about memorials for over a
Digital humanities, History of Museums, Inside the Lost Museum book, Museums
Announcing a new timeline of museum history
I’m pleased to announce a new timeline of museum history. The timeline starts in the 17th century, with the 1628
making, repair, Technology
“Just measure, cut and bolt together”
I which I find out what I don’t know about building things by building things. Making a potting bench. On Medium. https://medium.com/@lubar/just-measure-cut-and-bolt-together-4a48c9dd2647
History of Museums, Museums
Lost Museums, in Museum History Journal
An article in Museum History Journal, co-authored with Lukas Rieppel, Kathrine Duffy, and Ann Daly. Open access now. When it goes behind
Museums, Public humanities
Museums are places to forget
Museums are places to forget. An essay, illustrated with poems and images, on the ways that museums are used to
