Michael C. Quinn, president and CEO of the American Revolution Center in Philadelphia, will give a talk titled “Creating a Meaningful Past at American Museums and Historic Sites” on Thursday, November 15, at 4:30 p.m. in Buchner Hall of the Alumnae/i House at Goucher College.
In his new position at the American Revolution Center, Quinn is supervising the creation of America’s first national museum devoted exclusively to the American Revolution. He will discuss the process of developing the institution located in the heart of Philadelphia’s historic district. The talk will also touch on his former experiences as deputy director of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, the oldest national historic preservation organization in the United States, and as president and CEO of the Montpelier Foundation, the nonprofit organization that manages the lifelong home of James Madison.
The talk is sponsored by the Laura Graham Cooper Lectureship and the Goucher College Department of History and Historic Preservation.