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Event name

“Contested Histories” with Nancy Hirshbein

When

Wed 03 / 24 / 2021
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

Where

Georgetown Village

Who can attend

Open to all

Limited capacity: Registration Closed

Price

FREE
Presents
“Cocktails, Conversations, and Covid”
Our Cocktails, Conversations, and Covid is continuing in 2021 and we hope you will join us online for this special programming, designed to make sure seniors can make the most of their opportunities while at home! We welcome our community neighbors and friends to enjoy the series with us as a way to thank the community for its ongoing support of Georgetown Village.
Invite your friends!!

To sign up please contact the GV Office at 202-999-8988 or Email: lynn@georgetown-village.org
 
“Contested Histories”
with Nancy Hirshbein, Museum Docent and Founder of Dial-a-Docent

History might seem pretty straightforward - dates, places, and names. But the stories we tell about historical events are anything but. History is often deliberately obscured, shaped and sometimes downright denied to serve particular purposes. Using artist Mark Bradford’s monumental work “Pickett’s Charge” as well as works by Titus Kaphar, Hirshhorn museum docent Nancy Hirshbein will lead us in a discussion of some of the ways in which artists interrogate historical narrative. This subject has particular resonance as we look toward ways that these historical narratives can shape world view. The interactive presentation will last approximately 45 minutes, followed by a question and answer period.