Having come down to Washington this weekend to give a talk, I knew I had to get over to the Smithsonian's new Hall of Human Origins. The Smithsonian's Briana Posiner was kind enough to take me around and tell me about what went into its creation. I suppose I could pretend to be a professional museum reviewer and present a lengthy description of the hall, tell you what I liked, give the obligatory "But nothing is ever perfect," indulge in some musings on the state of museumology, and on and...
Published on May 15, 2010 19:27