UGA Students Curate Civil War Exhibition at Georgia Museum of Art
Students from the University of Georgia's HIST 4760/6760 Hands-on Public History course, taught by Akela Reason, have curated an exhibition titled "Seeing the News in Harper's Weekly, 1860 – 80" in partnership with the Georgia Museum of Art. The exhibition features illustrations from Harper's Weekly focusing on the Civil War and its aftermath. It will be on view in the museum's Study Gallery from May 23 to July 12.
Key facts
- Students from UGA's HIST 4760/6760 course curated the exhibition.
- The exhibition is titled 'Seeing the News in Harper's Weekly, 1860 – 80'.
- It features illustrations from Harper's Weekly focusing on the Civil War and its aftermath.
- The exhibition is a partnership with the Georgia Museum of Art.
- Akela Reason taught the course and is a history professor and director of the museum studies certificate program at UGA.
- The exhibition will be on view from May 23 to July 12.
- It will be held in the museum's Study Gallery.
- The course involves working with community partners to develop public history projects based on primary and secondary sources.
Entities
Institutions
- University of Georgia
- Georgia Museum of Art
- Harper's Weekly
Locations
- Athens
- United States