Inside Out: A Concept for a New Museum

Inside Out: A Concept for a New Museum

Aired Saturday, May 7, 2022

Inside Out: A Concept for a New Museum

Talking about the new IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, opening in 2023. The museum will present the university’s world-class collections of archaeological and ethnographic artifacts in newly designed collection areas, exhibits, and learning spaces that will make its materials and activities more open and accessible than most museums by turning “inside-out” for visitors. “Cultural museums awaken us to our shared humanity across space and time, while archaeological and historic perspectives remind us of how we got here,” said Edward Herrmann, executive director of the new museum. “But we need to do more. We need to open up the museum, to provide more access to the collections and museum work we do, and to serve as a place for dialogue and understanding.”

Guests

Edward Herrmann, Executive Director of the IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Nick Worden, Associate Architect, Browning Day

Inside Out: A Concept for a New Museum

Solace: Finding Peace in Nature During a Global Pandemic

Solace: Finding Peace in Nature During a Global Pandemic

Aired Saturday, April 30, 2022

Solace: Finding Peace in Nature During a Global Pandemic

Talking about how drawing engages different parts of the brain and allows the archaeologist to highlight specific aspects of the excavation that are important to the interpretive process. Archaeologists, at times create simple sketches to record spatial relationships of stratigraphic layers, features, and artifacts, or to share ideas with one another as we develop our interpretation of past events. At times, he opts to create a scientific drawing, or map, that includes scale in order to visualize and understand what he is seeing.

Guests

Dr. Alex Elvis Badillo, Archaeologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Systems at Indiana State University; Dr. Jordan Rogers, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics, Carleton College; Mary-Evelyn Farrior, Ph.D. candidate, Columbia University, Dr. Allison Emmerson, Director of the Pompeii I.14 Project, Tulane University.

Solace: Finding Peace in Nature During a Global Pandemic

Beyond What the Eye Can See: Deep Sky, Star Trails, Moons, and Galaxies

Beyond What the Eye Can See: Deep Sky, Star Trails, Moons, and Galaxies

Aired Saturday, April 23, 2022

Beyond What the Eye Can See: Deep Sky, Star Trails, Moons, and Galaxies

The Conversation

Talking about star trail shooting. Using modern cameras to shoot beyond what the eye can see including the Orion Nebula and Andromeda Galaxy and how anyone with a small telescope can get great pics of the moon with any camera. We will also explore an upcoming event that will connect poets and amateur astronomers to explore the deep skies through images and poems.

Guests

Dr. Andy Gavrin, Physicist; Dr. Fredrick Kleinhans, Astro-photographer; Joyce Brinkman, Poet

Beyond What the Eye Can See: Deep Sky, Star Trails, Moons, and Galaxies

Alive with Birds: William Brewster in Concord

Alive with Birds: William Brewster in Concord

Aired Saturday, April 16, 2022

Alive with Birds: William Brewster in Concord

The Conversation

Talking about the museum’s collaboration with Mass Audubon to present a special exhibition, Alive with Birds: William Brewster in Concord. We will explore the life of William Brewster (1851-1919) was Mass Audubon’s first President who dedicated over thirty years of his life to the study of birds in Concord at his property, which he called October Farm. Drawn to Concord for its natural beauty and abundant bird life, Brewster made October Farm into an experimental field laboratory and documented its wildlife for scientific study and public enlightenment. Brewster was one of the country’s earliest advocates for the protection of birds and the conservation of their habitats.

Guests

Erica Lome, Curatorial Associate, The Concord Museum; Amy Montague, Museum Director of the Museum of American Bird Art

Alive with Birds: William Brewster in Concord

Rivers in the Anthropocene: The History and Current State of Our Nations Rivers

Rivers in the Anthropocene: The History and Current State of Our Nations Rivers

Aired Saturday, April 9, 2022

Rivers in the Anthropocene: The History and Current State of Our Nations Rivers

The Conversation

Talking about the history of the current epoch: the Anthropocene and why we should care about our rivers and streams. We will provide a starting point for a series of conversations about water and the ways in which humans have had an impact as well as ways they can restore, repair, and protect our rivers.

Guests

Dr. Jason M. Kelly is Director of the IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute and Chair and Professor of History in the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI

Rivers in the Anthropocene: The History and Current State of Our Nations Rivers

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