While the ACSM is currently closed due to the health emergency, our Face Book page is open and ready to entertain you. We are currently posting images from our collection on a daily basis and hope that you will enjoy them and make plans to visit in person when the emergency lifts. For those who […]
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The Small Museum Association held its annual conference on President’s Day weekend in College Park, Maryland and the ACSM was well represented. Our curator Abby Harting and Museum & Archives Committee members Sadie Somerville and Barbara Macklem all attended. And our former curator Robin MacDonald was the chair of the entire event. The theme this
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We know that many of our friends have visited or will visit our current exhibition “15 Years, 15 Treasures”, but we thought it would be fun to do a series related to the exhibition! So with no further ado we give you our first treasure-Shakespeare! The spirit of William Shakespeare played a prominent role in
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Dates October 2019 – October, 2020 An Exhibition Celebrating 70 Years of the Arden Community Recreation Association The Arden Community Recreation Association (ACRA) began more than 70 years ago with a clear purpose: to provide recreational programming for all age groups in the Ardens. The objective of this exhibition is to celebrate those years and
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Dates October 2016 – October 2017 There’s a Gild for That! showcases a number of Gilds, past and present and in doing, illustrates the wide variety of talents and interests that bring so much life to the Ardens. The Arden Club and its Gilds are an important part of the history of our villages and
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Dates June 2016 – September 2016 Fifth Annual Shakespeare Exhibition The costumes on display have been loaned by the Shakespeare Gild from their extensive collection. While they have been designed to show the richness necessary to reflect the status of their noble wearers, they also reveal the practicality of designing for the stage. While the
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Dates October 2017 – October, 2018 Storytellers, Historians, and Dreamers Storytellers have long held a central place in the communities that nurture them. Whether they are recounting the brave history of their societies, spinning tales of fun and fantasy, or preserving the wisdom of their time, these tellers of tales are valued for their imagination
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Mary Pilon, author of the new book, The Monopolists, will be giving a presentation and book-signing on Friday, May 1st at 7:00 pm. Pilon’s book is about the secret history of the board game, Monopoly. In it, she traces the game’s history from its politically-minded feminist originator, through its evolution as a folk game to a commercial blockbuster. While
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