D.C. Mondays: Curating Early D.C.
GW students will share mini exhibit proposals spotlighting artworks and artifacts from the Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection. The proposals are part of Dr. Kasey Sease’s class Curating Early D.C., which explores the capital’s history through the Civil War using the Washingtoniana collection.
About the Collection
The Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection traces the founding and evolution of Washington, D.C., as a city and a national capital. It includes nearly 2,000 prints, maps, manuscripts, books, newspapers, broadsides and photographs. The collection was donated to the George Washington University in 2011 by real estate developer and philanthropist Albert H. Small. Learn more about the collection
About Kasey Sease
Curator of the Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection since 2023, Kasey Sease activates the collection for exhibitions and research, and engages students and scholars with the Albert H. Small Center for National Capital Area Studies. Dr. Sease holds a Ph.D. in American history from the College of William and Mary, andis a former managing editor of Washington History magazine.
How to Participate
This program will be in a hybrid format. You can join us in person at the museum or watch the livestream online. Please register in advance and choose how you would like to participate. We will email virtual attendees a link and instructions for joining via Zoom. When you register, you can also request to receive a reminder email one day before the program with the link included.
About the D.C. Mondays Series
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