APH Museum

Lew Wallace’s Masterpiece: APH’s First Pop Fiction Novel

Do you know anything about Lew Wallace? He’s an interesting guy who used to be famous but not so much...

One of my favorite things about browsing through the AFB Helen Keller Archives here at APH—which we are doing right...

The saying “it takes a village” can be applied in any number of settings. In our case, it has truly...

In August of 2023, the AFB Helen Keller Archive received an extraordinary message; the grandchildren of someone who seemed to...

Since the museum closed for The Dot Experience renovation and expansion, I’ve been working hard on the photo collection donated...

As the summer winds down I’ve been reflecting on the incredible work our amazing intern Diana Wilder did this summer....

Early in 1943, the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) started a program to help soldiers blinded in World War...

‘Tis the season! The InSights Art Exhibition this October is quickly approaching. InSights Art is an international art contest open...

This year’s meeting of the Society of American Archivists was in Washington DC, which allowed me the chance to make...

When I entered this internship, I knew I would be working on a complete de-installation of the museum and the...

I am reminded here at APH that everything old is constantly being made again new. (OK, if you’re wondering, yes,...

Make time at the end of August to attend “Their Story, Their Song,” a new play written by B.T. Kimbrough...

With the Dot Experience at APH officially breaking ground, we have been incredibly busy behind the scenes preparing for construction...

When the AFB Helen Keller Archives were loaned to APH in 2020 by the American Foundation for the Blind, they...

I gave my last tour of the “old” museum this morning. I thought it would feel weird, but it felt...