Smithsonian Lecture
Making History, Making Change Lecture
with Megan Howell Smith
More information, about the lecture, coming soon.
Thursday, September 3
6pm | Putnam GIANT Screen Theater
FREE Event
Megan Howell Smith, Head of Experience Development at the National Museum of American History, will share stories from “In Pursuit of Life, Liberty, and Happiness,” the museum’s exhibition of 250 objects for the nation’s 250th, and discuss the many ways the Smithsonian’s flagship history museum is celebrating the semiquincentennial. Learn about the effort to preserve the Gunboat Philadelphia, the oldest surviving American war vessel; explore the connection between an electric hot dog cooker from Coney Island and the Declaration of Independence; and see how the museum is using innovative new activities to bring Americans together in this historic year.
About Megan Howell Smith
Megan Howell Smith is the Head of Experience Development at the National Museum of American History and serves as Chair of the museum’s 250th Coordinating Committee. In her 25-year career at the Smithsonian, Megan has developed some of the museum’s most innovative spaces and projects, including the interactive civic learning space “American Experiments; Wegmans Wonderplace,” the first preschool exhibition on the National Mall; and “What It Means to Be American,” a national multi-platform conversation about American history and identity. She loves working creatively with museum visitors and is a passionate advocate for kids and teens in museum spaces. Megan received her undergraduate degree in Fine Arts from Amherst College and master’s in American Studies from the George Washington University.
Making History, Making Change
The “Making History, Making Change” Lecture Series is a national collaboration between the Smithsonian and 25 Smithsonian Affiliate organizations, featuring expert-led talks that explore the people, moments, and ideals that have shaped—and continue to shape—the American experience.
The “Making History, Making Change” Lecture Series is organized by Smithsonian Affiliations as part of the Smithsonian’s “Our Shared Future: 250.” It is supported in part by the Dreier Family, Johanna and Ken Kim Family, Vaishali Shah Chadha and Family, and Michael Vu & Meridel Bulle-Vu.
For more information about Making History, Making Change, visit:
https://affiliations.si.edu/making-history-making-change
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