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Selected releases from 2012

March 2012

World of a Slave

A ground-level view of slave life will be the subject of a talk at the Sandy Spring Museum, Saturday, March 31st at 11 am. Kym S. Rice, Director of Museum Studies Program at The George Washington University, will be discussing the objects and practices of enslaved blacks as the co-editor of World of a Slave: Encyclopedia of the Material Life of a Slave in the United States.

Joining Professor Rice, will be contributing author Michael W. Twitty, a recognized culinary historian, and living history interpreter focused on historic African American food and folk culture. 

Both Twitty and Rice will be sharing insights into the slave material world; what slaves saw, touched, heard, ate, drank, and how they played. Enslaved blacks retained a private world that included toys, musical instruments, clothing, jewelry and distinctive hair styles.  It is through such objects and practices that Rice, her co-editor Martha B. Katz-Hyman and other contributing authors like Twitty have come to understand the day-to-day lives of these enslaved men, women and children.

Rice has taught Museum Studies at The George Washington University since 1996.  A long-time exhibition developer and curator, Professor Rice works with museums and historical organizations throughout the United States. A creator of award-winning exhibitions, Rice is on the national board of the Committee on Museum and Professional Training for the AAM.

Twitty, a native of Washington, DC, has conducted classes and workshops, written curricula and educational programs, and performed cooking demonstrations for groups around the country. His website www.Afroculinaria.com is devoted to the preservation of historic African and African American foods and foodways across the continent.

Admission for the lecture is $10 for adults and $5 for museum members and students with ID.

Sandy Spring Museum, 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860 (across Route 108 from Sherwood High School) is located just 15 minutes from Interstate 95.  Parking is plentiful and free and the concert venue is fully handicapped accessible. 

WHO:                    Kym Rice and Michael Twitty

WHAT:                 Lecture - World of a Slave

WHERE:              Sandy Spring Museum, 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860,

     301-774-0022 www.sandyspringmuseum.org)

WHEN:                 Saturday March 31, 2012, 11 am

TICKET:                  $10 for adults and $5 for museum members and students with ID.

The Sandy Spring Museum, situated in northeastern Montgomery County, Md., was founded in 1981 as the established community of farms, pastureland and winding roads was undergoing suburban transformation.  The museum’s mission is to invite visitors to leverage Sandy Spring’s historical legacy-- rich in social reform, innovation, education, and cultural achievement-- to shape their future.   Our award-winning facility supports exhibits, research, education programs, and special events.  The Sandy Spring Museum is a 501 (c) (3) organization.  All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.     

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The Sandy Spring Museum, located on MD Rt 108 in Sandy Spring, was founded in 1980 as the established community of farms, pastureland and, winding roads was becoming a bedroom community of four-lane intersections and upscale commuters.  Our mission is to serve the growing community as a link to a history rich in social reform, progressive farming techniques, inventions, education, and cultural achievement.  Our award-winning facility, designed by Brookeville architect Miche Booz, supports exhibits, research, education programs, and special events.  The Sandy Spring Museum is a 501 (c) (3) organization.  All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.