Presentation Date:
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Location:
Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
As Curator of the Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, I work closely with faculty and students in courses where the students collectively mount a temporary exhibition in lieu of writing individual term papers. I mentor the students through the process, coaching them through the physical development, design, and installation phases of their show. Class exhibitions have included:
- Thinking Things, History of Science 290: Critical History: Curating Images, Objects, Media (Spring 2011), Professors Peter Galison and Jeffrey Schnapp
- Paper Worlds: Printing Knowledge in Early Modern Europe, History of Science 215r: Science & Culture in Late Medieval & Early Modern Europe (Spring 2010), Professor Katharine Park and Fogg Museum Print Curator Susan Dackerman
- The Matter of Fact 2.0, History of Science 126: The Matter of Fact (Fall 2009), Professor Jimena Canales
- More than Meets the Eye, History of Science134: Nature on Display (Spring 2008), Professor Janet Browne