Sep 16, 2026
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Event
Los Altos History Museum
51 So. San Antonio Road
Los Altos, CA 94022
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Event Details
In 2026, public historians have been reexamining the nation’s history and grappling with how to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary. Go behind-the scenes with curator Amy Noel Ellison to learn more about how The Spirit of ‘76 exhibit was made and how public historians choose which stories and objects to highlight.
About the Program
Amy Noel Ellison is the Curator and Director of Exhibitions at Los Altos History Museum. In addition to curating The Spirit of ‘76: Reflecting on America’s 250th at LAHM, she was also one of the guest curators for The Declaration’s Journey, a blockbuster exhibition commemorating the semiquincentennial at the Museum of the American Revolution.
She earned her PhD in History from Boston University and has held curatorial and research positions at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
$15/person, Free to members.
We will be offering the program both in person and live via Zoom. Please register via the applicable button below:
In-person Registration. Zoom Registration
This program ties to the exhibition, “The Spirit of ’76: Reflecting on Americas’s 250th“, on display June 18 – Nov 8 in the main gallery.
