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Goings-On in Missouri

American Indian Art Exhibit at Washington University

Professor Carol Diaz-Granados, who is known throughout Missouri as a speaker on American Indian art, has collaborated with Jim Duncan and Carol Epstein to produce an exhibit on American Indian Art and Iconography in connection with a course of the same name. Carol is giving a gallery talk on February 17 at 5:00 p.m. at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum on the Washington University "Danforth Campus." Download a flyer: http://mohumanities.org/E-News/Feb10/AmericanIndianArt_and_Iconography.pdf

Were You a Child in the 1960s?

Professor Joel Rhodes is working on a book about the 1960s as seen through the eyes of children. I'm too old to testify, but maybe you are just right for this, or know someone who is. Details at: http://mohumanities.org/E-News/Feb10/sixties.htm

Monuments Men Reviewed by Wicky Sleight

Wicky Sleight, a library consultant who serves on the MHC board, recently sent me a review she had written about Robert Edsel's The Monuments Men. It's about the search for art treasures stolen by the Nazis during World War II, and there's a man from St. Louis in the story. Read her review at http://mohumanities.org/E-News/Feb10/MonumentsMen.htm

Stepwise Museum Improvement Program from AASLH

The American Association of State and Local History has rolled out its new StEPs program for small museums. This is a voluntary assessment program to help history organizations reach benchmarks for good practices. Details here: http://aaslh.org/steps.htm

NEH Magazine Features Springfield Library Project

The outstanding digital archive on the "Communities in Conflict" web site was featured last month in Humanities Magazine. That digital archive is the springboard for a multi-state project we're currently planning for 2011. Here's a link to the story: http://www.neh.gov/news/humanities/2010-01/LoveHate.html

International Recognition for Border War Region Archaeology

We've just learned that Archaeology Magazine, a publication of the Archaeological Institute of America with a national and international distribution, will be featuring an article in its upcoming issue about local archaeologist, Ann M. Raab, and her work on Border War sites in Bates County, Missouri. This issue of Archaeology Magazine (March/April 2010) will hit the stands on February 16, 2010. Read more at http://mohumanities.org/E-News/Feb10/BorderWar.htm

Chinese Classical Dance Performances in St. Charles

A Chinese dance company based in New York is currently touring the Midwest. This week the "Shen Yun" company performs February 11-13 in St. Charles. Information and video is available at this URL: http://stlouisshows.org/

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