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Harris Talks Top 10 Endangered Artifacts with Schubel

Scott Harris, director of the James Monroe Museum, is featured on Ted Schubel’s internet radio show discussing the museum’s participation in the Top 10 Endangered Artifacts contest. The museum submitted a Louisiana Purchase Bas Relief.Check out the Interview with Ted Schubel on frequency.com.Find out more information about the Top 10 Endangered Artifacts and vote for […]

Harris and Kearney Co-Author Article for White House History Journal

James Monroe Museum Director Scott Harris and Curator Jarod Kearney are the authors of “Articles of the Best Kind:” James Monroe Furnishes the Rebuilt White House, in the current issue of White House History, the journal of the White House Historical Association. Featuring illustrations of artifacts in the museum’s collection that were used in the […]

Harris Serves as Seminar Fellow

James Monroe Museum Director Scott Harris was among 42 museum professionals from across the United States and three other countries participating in the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries Leadership Seminar held at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, June 23-27.  Dynamic, engaging, highly interactive by design and interspersed with team and individual problem-solving exercises […]

Two UMW-Affiliated Museums Welcome Military This Summer

This summer, Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont and the James Monroe Memorial Museum and Library will offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families as part of a nationwide initiative. Blue Star Museums, which runs from Memorial Day through Labor Day, is a collaborative effort between the National Endowment […]