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URL:https://www.losaltoshistory.org/events/curating-americas-250th/
SUMMARY:Curating America’s 250th
DESCRIPTION:In 2026\, public historians have been reexamining the nation’
 s history and grappling with how to commemorate America’s 250th annivers
 ary. Go behind-the scenes with curator Amy Noel Ellison to learn more abou
 t how The Spirit of ‘76 exhibit was made and how public historians choos
 e which stories and objects to highlight.\n\nAbout the Program\n\nAmy Noel
  Ellison is the Curator and Director of Exhibitions at Los Altos History M
 useum. 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 Declar
 ation’s Journey\, a blockbuster exhibition commemorating the semiquincen
 tennial at the Museum of the American Revolution.\n\nShe earned her PhD in
  History from Boston University and has held curatorial and research posit
 ions at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia and the Philade
 lphia Museum of Art.\n\n$15/person\, Free to members.\n\nWe will be offeri
 ng the program both in person and live via Zoom. Please register via the a
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  the exhibition\, "The Spirit of '76: Reflecting on Americas's 250th"\, on
  display June 18 - Nov 8  in the main gallery.
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