Constructing Culture: The African Heritage Room at the Cathedral of Learning
Year:
2018
Recipient Name:
Darien Pepple
Faculty Mentor Name:
Erin Peters
Faculty Mentor Department:
History of Art and Architecture
Librarian / Archivist:
Zach Brodt
Arif Jamal
Kate Joranson
Description:
Darien examined the ethics of separating African and Egyptian objects at educational institutions and how this impacts the visitor experience. She consulted the Nationality Rooms’ archives for the African Heritage Room to study the Room’s symbolic layout, contacts from the Room’s Committee, and information regarding which nations are represented.
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