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Documentation 101: Free Virtual Chat
May
7
12:00 PM12:00
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Documentation 101: Free Virtual Chat

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Join WMQFA Executive Director Melissa Wraalstad, Documentation Chair Maribeth Schmit, and Index Manager Darlene Habanek for a FREE virtual chat about the museum’s documentation project.

The Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts grew out of quilt documentations. The Wisconsin Quilts: Stories in the Stitches exhibit is a tribute to that project. But what is a quilt documentation? Why does it matter? And how do they work? Join us to explore quilt documentations, the Quilt Index, and how this all led to WMQFA.

Click here to join the FREE Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87221696032

This program is free, but donations are appreciated! Click here to donate.

This program is possible with the generous support from the American Quilt Study Group, Kohler Foundation, and the Wisconsin Arts Board with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Ancient History Detective Virtual Lunchtime Lecture with Diane Newbury
Apr
23
12:00 PM12:00
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Ancient History Detective Virtual Lunchtime Lecture with Diane Newbury

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Artist Biography:

I’m Diane Newbury, a very happy mid-life career changer. My prior working life was all about finance, computer systems, writing, and training, but now I get to pursue a life-long passion.

My love affair with museums and ancient things dates back a long, long way. My husband reminds me that no matter where we’ve gone in the world, I “drag” him to a museum or to some crumbling archaeological ruin.

In 2014, I completed my Master’s degree in Anthropology (emphasis: Archaeology) and Museum Studies through a joint program between the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and the Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM). My thesis was based on a beautiful collection of archaeological Peruvian featherwork artifacts housed at MPM, as well as museums in New York and Peru.

Through my thesis work, I found a new passion for research. I am now studying and documenting a very large collection of Peruvian archaeological textiles at the MPM and a smaller collection here at the WMQFA.

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