July 5, 2022 • View in browser
Good morning. ☁️ I hope you had a restful long weekend. Today, a doghouse designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, a 30,000-year-old baby mammoth, interactive art for a better society, and lots more.
— Hakim Bishara, interim editor-in-chief
Museums Have a Responsibility to Their Neighbors
As museums readily draft land acknowledgments, they should also be ready to leverage their presence and power on the land to meet the needs of their neighbors today. | Sylvia Rhor Samaniego
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
“Eddie’s House,” the original doghouse designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956 and built by clients in 1963 (image courtesy the Marin County Civic Center)
A Frank Lloyd Wright-designed doghouse is now on view at the Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael.
Considered the “the most complete” mammoth found in North America, a nearly-intact mummified baby mammoth is unearthed in Canada.
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Transforming Society Through Play
Assembly Required suggests it is high time to strap on a colorful mask and play with someone you don’t know — or don’t know well enough. | Eileen G’Sell
How a Group of Navajo Teens Promoted a Re-telling of History
Decades later, a letter written by the group has resulted in a permanent exhibition at Bosque Redondo Memorial in New Mexico. | Jordan Eddy
