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Adults- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will close on February 17, 2026 @ 6:30pm.
Program Description
Event Details
Gathering the Past for the Future: Curating African American History at The Smithsonian
Wintonbury Historical Society and Bloomfield Public Library invite you to join our Zoom program on February 17, 2026, at 6:30 PM.
Dr. Kevin Strait will talk about the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African History and Culture and his specific work there. Slides, video clips, and time for audience questions and answers will be part of this presentation.
Dr. Kevin Strait is a museum curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. Since 2010, he has worked in the museum’s Office of Curatorial Affairs and was part of the core team that acquired objects and developed content for several of the museum’s permanent exhibitions and interpretive spaces. He currently stewards the NMAAHC's collections related to 20th century political and social history and African American popular culture. He curated the temporary exhibition, Afrofuturism—A History of Black Futures, the 2023 winner of the Smithsonian's Excellence in Exhibitions Award. He is the co-editor of the exhibition's award-winning companion publication. Dr. Strait is a graduate of Wesleyan University and received his Ph.D. in American Studies from the George Washington University.
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