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In 2026, Democracy Needs Museums As the United States marks its 250th, institutions must resist the pull to simply commemorate and instead communicate the relevance of history.

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Join us Friday, Dec. 5, 4 pm ET, for an online discussion of the Citizen Historians for the Smithsonian project. Hosted by Randall Packer with Jim Millward, Chandra Manning, Phyllis Hecht, Haylee Adamson, Gretchen Jennings. Register: www.crowdcast.io/c/citizenhis... #smithsonian

3D Audio Dialogues: Announcing 3SNTV · Luma Join Zakros InterArts for a live, online public forum on Friday, October 31, 4pm ET, concluding our 3D Audio Dialogues series. The panel, moderated by Artistic…

Join Zakros InterArts for a live, online public forum on Friday, October 31, 4pm ET, for the unveiling of a new research initiative 3SNtv: a 24/7 artist‑television channel intended to bring the latest innovations in spatial audio. Register here:
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Bunker Fridays: DemocracyICED · Luma Two days after LigoranoReese’s ice sculpture DEMOCRACY melts on the National Mall (October 15), Zakros InterArts convenes its next Bunker Fridays: an online…

Did you see the Democracy ice sculpture melt in DC yesterday? Hear all about it from artists @bellvisuals.bsky.social and @nora-ligorano.bsky.social on Friday, Oct. 17 at 4 pm ET hosted by Randall Packer Register here: luma.com/8vyh58az

We Are All DC On September 6, we march to Stop the Trump Takeover. Show up at Malcolm X Park (16th St NW & W St NW) on Saturday, September 6 at 11 AM. We march at 12 PM. Allies join us!

Our neighbors are being harassed, surveilled, and detained by Trump’s DC police. But we refuse this militarization. On Sept 6, we hit the streets to say: This is our city. We live here. We work here. We raise our families here. #WeAreAllDC More at weareallDC.com

Sign the Petition Defend the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture

Please sign and donate! This is critical to our national history and culture!
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Museums Act Together A Hub for Information and Support

Museums Act Together
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Join leading artists, thinkers & change-makers for a fierce dialogue on defending arts, culture, and democracy. Register: lu.ma/nzws20xr

#BunkerFridays #DefendCulture #MeetTheMoment #SpeakUpForCulture #MuseumsAreNotNeutral #ThirdSpaceNetwork #ArtistsResist #DemocracyNeedsCulture

Home - Third Space Network Every other Friday at 4PM ET, live from the UNDERGROUND STUDIO BUNKER IN WASHINGTON, DC, we are bringing together provocateurs and instigators from the arts and beyond for a lively critique of events ...

Defending Culture! Join Bunker Fridays online on May 30, 4 pm ET for an inspiring panel discussion and dialogue. More info and register: thirdspacenetwork.com

Bunker Fridays · Luma JOIN US FOR THE LAUNCH OF BUNKER FRIDAYS Art of Resistance Friday, April 18, 4pm - 6pm ET A boundary-breaking online broadcast experiment, a platform to Build……

Join an artist-driven resistance. Sign up for Bunker Fridays, hosted by Randall Packer - An online broadcast experiment, a platform to Build… Resist… Together… beginning April 18 at 4 pm ET
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Dr. Lonnie Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Returns to Howard University, Reflects on Preserving History as a Part of Culture Dr. Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture encourages next generation of historians.

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Thank you Senator Booker! You're the best! ❤️

There are some good nuggets here on how to stay informed, become active, and stay sane.

JHU Museum Studies @jhumuseumstudies.bsky.social is now on BlueSky! Be sure to follow! advanced.jhu.edu/academics/gr... #museumstudies #museumsareus #museumnews

American Association of Museums - Take Action

Museum folks! Check this American Alliance of Museums page to write to Congress to support IMLS, NEH, and NEA among other things: www.congressweb.com/AAM #museumaction #saveourmuseums #writetocongress

Events – American Alliance of Museums

American Alliance of Museums (AAM) is presenting 3 free webinars in March focused on new challenges museums are facing amid recent Executive Orders—including funding shifts, censorship concerns, and DEI policy changes. www.aam-us.org/events/

Hundreds of Artists Ask NEA to Stop Enforcing Trump’s Anti-DEI Mandates A new open letter accuses the grantmaking agency of “conforming to Trump’s reactionary and discriminatory executive orders.”

Hundreds of artists rebuked the National Endowment for the Arts in an open letter after the agency imposed new requirements for grant applicants not to operate DEI programs or use federal funds to “promote gender ideology.”

Home - Third Space Network Each and every Friday at 4PM ET, live from the UNDERGROUND STUDIO BUNKER IN WASHINGTON, DC, we are bringing together provocateurs and instigators from the arts and beyond for a lively critique of even...

Join the Art of Resistance and register for Bunker Fridays, broadcast weekly beginning April 18, presented by the Third Space Network (3SN) and hosted by Randall Packer - artist, composer, writer, and performer. #artofresistance #bunkerfridays #3SN #ThirdSpaceNetwork

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YouTube video by Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus Podcast Julia Gets Wise with Bonnie Raitt

A fun interview with Julia Louis Dreyfus and Bonnie Raitt www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWxL...

Why Do Museums Matter?‌ Daniel Weiss ’85, former president and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, discusses the distinctive joys and challenges of leading mission-driven organizations.‌

Daniel Weiss, Professor of the Humanities, Johns Hopkins University @jhuartssciences.bsky.social talks about Why Museums Matter. insights.som.yale.edu/insights/why...

Urgent: Protect IMLS from Indiscriminate Staffing Cuts Please take a moment today to contact your members of Congress and express concerns about potential indiscriminate staffing cuts at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). As a small b…

IMLS plays a critical role in supporting museums and libraries nationwide. AAM is providing ways to contact members of Congress. Act now! www.aam-us.org/2025/02/06/u...

Love the Beatles and Stones, but pretty funny they won the rock category in 2025... no one new to compete?