History: The Arguments We Have About the Past

     History is not about the past; it is about arguments we have about the past.    Ira Berlin, The Long Emancipation I’ve been visiting Santa Fe, New Mexico for about 30 years.  From the first I was enchanted by the ambiance, the weather (in all seasons), the food, the architecture, the art, the museums,…

Unaccompanied Children at the Border: Can Museums Help?

I’ve written a guest post on museums and the unaccompanied children at the border for AAM’s Center for the Future of Museums.  Below is the introduction. The theme of the Alliance 2015 conference is Museums and Social Value. Leading up to that meeting in Atlanta, CFM will be hosting a number of guest bloggers addressing various aspects of…