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#PlantOfTheMonth: Sochan ᏐᏨᎾ (Rudbeckia laciniata)
From the blooms that provide nectar to butterflies, to the seeds that are eaten by goldfinches, to the leaves and […]
Looking to history to learn about the present: A student’s experience conducting archival research
When I applied for the exhibitions and curation internship, I was drawn to the description that the intern would be […]

#PlantoftheMonth: Saint John’s Wort
April: Saint John’s Wort (Hypericum sp.) “St John’s wort doth charm all the witches away. If gathered at midnight on the […]
Why Academic Museums Need Student Advisory Boards: A Case Study of the McClung Student Advisory Board (MSAB)
What is the McClung Student Advisory Board? General Definition Student advisory boards act as liaisons between students and academic museums […]

#PlantOfTheMonth: Little Barley
Corn, beans, and squash, the “Three Sisters” are typically the most common crops that come to mind when referencing indigenous […]

Artifact of the Month: Local Apothecary Medicine Bottle
Late Nineteenth-Century Knoxville, Tennessee by Garrett Wamack – Graduate Research Assistant at the McClung Museum The pictured bottle originates from […]
#SundaySongs: No Depression (In Heaven)
A few years ago, the McClung was able to acquire the print And Now Where by American artist Rockwell Kent. […]

#PlantOfTheMonth: Okra
In honor of Black History Month, February’s plant of the month is an important African Diaspora food: Okra! Characteristics: Okra […]
#ArtifactoftheMonth: Late 19th Century Toys of Knoxville, Tennessee
Sometime in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, children would have been playing in a small residential neighborhood in […]
#SundaySong: Me at the Museum, You in the Wintergardens
It has been a while since we have had a #SundaySong. Today’s is a sweet love song by the New […]