Steven Lubar, former curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and professor in the departments of American Studies and History at Brown University, will discuss the modes of thought, practice, and reception that distinguish the museum from other venues of cultural research and transmission. This free public lecture is being presented as part of Museums at the Crossroads: Local Encounters, Global Knowledge, a new international museum institute bringing together leading scholars of social and cultural theory and museum practice with museum professionals and Indiana University Bloomington scholars, graduate students, and staff. Funded by IU’s College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Global and International Studies, Museums at the Crossroads is the first institute of its kind to explore three key issues facing 21st century museums: cultural crossroads–the challenge of understanding interconnected, global cultures; disciplinary crossroads–the challenge of adapting institutions steeped in disciplinary tradition to interdisciplinary studies; and artifactual crossroads–the challenge of adapting to the blurred lines defining categories of “virtual” and “real.”

Free visitor parking is available by the Indiana Avenue lobby entrance. Metered parking is available at the McCalla School parking lot on the corner of Ninth Street and Indiana Avenue. The parking lot also has spaces designated for Indiana University C and E permits. During the weekends free parking is available on the surrounding streets. An access ramp is located at the Fess Avenue entrance, on the corner of Ninth Street and Fess Avenue. Reserved parking spaces are available on Ninth Street, between Fess Avenue and Indiana Avenue. If you have a disability and need assistance, special arrangements can be made to accommodate most needs. Please call 812-855-6873.

Cost: Free

For more information contact:

Judy Kirk
(812)855-6873
[email protected]