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An Artwork’s Journey: The Road to the InSights Art Exhibition!

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

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Helen Keller’s Final Resting Place

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

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A Museum Intern’s Perspective

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

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Everything Old is New Again

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

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APH Museum’s Braille Readers Theater to present “Their Story, Their Song,” August 25-26, 2023

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

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Running a Marathon: Moving a Museum Collection

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

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The Foundation Writer

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

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Working Through Changes

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

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May the Fourth Be with You

May 4th was a week ago, and for some of us, the date is a clever reminder of the Star...

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The More Things Change

Images of light and darkness are typical components of lots of historical writing about blindness. In our museum collection is...

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Of Beautiful Springtimes and Unfortunate Transcriptions

Yes, it is good to be home now with the daffodils and hyacinths, the lawn thick with soft young blades...

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Opening InSights Art Submissions

One of my favorite experiences as InSights Art Coordinator is when I can finally blow the dust off my box...

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Susan Merwin’s Library

What would people know about you if the only clue to your identity came from the books you left behind?...

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What Helen Keller Said: Celebrating Women’s History Month

Entire books and websites have been devoted to quotes by Helen Keller. Often the quotes are brief, pleasant, and even...

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The Way We Worked

Lots of changes are afoot here at APH. We are knee deep in construction in the building as part of...

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