American Slavery: Bringing Wider Perspectives to Museum Interpretation

Location: Morning Sessions – Auditorium, Philadelphia Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States,
North Sixth Street above Arch Street.
Luncheon – Independence Visitor Center, 6th and Market Streets

Keynote Speaker:
Lonnie G. Bunch, III, Founding Director of the National Museum of
African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution

Symposium Highlights

Panel 1 – Researching and Exhibiting Untold Stories

Moderator:
Emma Lapsansky Werner, Haverford College

Panelists:
Mary V. Thompson, Mt. Vernon Estate & Gardens
Louise Mirrer, New York Historical Society
Ivan Henderson,  and Leslie Guy, African American Museum in Philadelphia

Panel 2 – Presenting Stories and Engaging Communities

Moderator:
David Young, Cliveden of the National Trust

Panelists:
Louis Massiah, Scribe Video
Lorene Cary, Art Sanctuary
Christy Coleman, The Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar
Gay Vietzke, National Park Service

The work of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance is made possible through the generous support of committed individuals and institutions.