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Check out the new “Gallup New Deal Art Virtual Museum” from gallup ARTS.

This #NEHgrant-supported online museum brings together New Deal architecture, Spanish Colonial-style tinwork, Native art and more, from Gallup,NM- a New Deal art hub during the 1930s and 40s.

Learn more: ow.ly/3Scu50Vm9Ou
A room filled with wooden benches and a mural on the walls
March 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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"Yiddish: A Global Culture," an #NEHgrant-supported exhibition at The Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, immerses visitors in 150 years of modern Jewish culture through an interactive display of rare objects, books, family heirlooms, photos, music, videos and more. Read more from WSJ: ow.ly/K0BA50VcCYQ
‘Yiddish: A Global Culture’ Review: A Language in the Spotlight
The Yiddish Book Center’s permanent exhibition offers much to kvell about, including a wide-ranging collection of volumes and tributes to Yiddish theater, music and history.
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March 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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#ICYMI this #NEHgrant-supported exhibition was named one of the best of 2024 by The Washington Post. Organized by The Clark Institute in partnership with the Louvre in Paris, Guillaume Lethière sheds light on Caribbean artists in France during the late 18th & early 19th centuries. ow.ly/mQsm50UGSHv
January 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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So, um, this is like so hella fire! The #NEHgrant-supported book “Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English,” by linguist Valerie Fridland traces the evolution and innovation of the English language through some of its most despised quirks. ow.ly/OnV850VieSE
The book cover for "Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English" by Valerie Fridland. In the bottom lefthand corner is an open mouth with the words "Like, Literally, Dude" coming out. The title and author's name is in black text.
March 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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#DYK that author and abolitionist Frederick Douglass estimated he was born in February 1818 and chose Feb. 14 as his birthday? Read more about his life in the #NEHgrant-supported book, "The Lives of Frederick Douglass" by #NEHgov Public Scholar Robert S. Levine. ow.ly/JPVV50UVgla
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The Lives of Frederick Douglass — Harvard University Press
Frederick Douglass’s fluid, changeable sense of his own life story is reflected in the many conflicting accounts he gave of key events and relationships during his journey from slavery to freedom. Nev...
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February 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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The #NEHgrant-supported Yale Digital Dura-Europos Archive created an extensive digital archive of the ancient cultural heritage site of Dura-Europos (Syria), winning the 2025 Award for Outstanding Work in Digital Technology from the Archaeological Institute of America. ow.ly/mSFr50UWZpo
Award for Outstanding Work in Digital Archaeology - Archaeological Institute of America
Learn about and apply for the Award for Outstanding Work in Digital Archaeology from Archaeological Institute of America. Find scholarships, fellowships, and grants for excavation, research, publicati...
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February 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Since 2019, the @okeeffemuseum.bsky.social in Santa Fe, NM has been planning an expansion and upgrades. This #NEHgrant -supported project came with a few surprises & discoveries that required careful & thoughtful approaches to cultural heritage & historic preservation. Read more: ow.ly/g21i50Utpxc
The current Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe reflects O’Keeffe’s love of Puebloan architecture, and the planned renovation will maintain the same architectural influence.
December 18, 2024 at 9:07 PM