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Please Touch! Making Museum Collections Accessible

What do you think of when you hear the words “museum collection?” Artifacts like objects, paintings, photographs, rare books, or...

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Blindness History Basics: The War on the Dots

Today, it is typical for individuals who are sighted to read print and for people who are blind or low...

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Connect the Dots

We are excited to announce our new family-based education series: Connect the Dots, powered by the PNC Foundation! Thanks to...

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December Reflections and Transitions

Late December is always a great time for reflection. There have been a lot of big changes in the museum...

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Helen Keller’s Christmas Cards

The Helen Keller Archive is filled with incredible artifacts that typically could not be found in most folks’ homes. There...

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As Time Goes By

As everyone inside our building and anyone who passes by the exterior knows, APH is in the midst of a...

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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...

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Deinstalling a Museum Exhibit

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

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A Sad Episode

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

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Who Do You Know and How Did You Meet Them?

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

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Interns and Museums

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

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The Gift of Time

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

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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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