Event Type : Adult Progam

Join us as we discuss original documents and artifacts and what they review about Pennsylvania and the American Revolution. The 45-minute presentations will take place near the changing exhibit gallery on Floor 1. Museum admission is free for guests registered for the lectures. 

The State Museum cares for many flags, banners, and other textiles made of silk and bearing painted lettering and images. Professional conservator Nancy Pollak will discuss the materials and methods that were used to create this type of artifact and how these now fragile objects are preserved for future generations. 

Nancy Pollak is a 1991 MS Graduate of the Winterthur / University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation where she majored in painting conservation with a special emphasis in painted textiles. In 1996 she established her private conservation practice, Art Care Associates, in Maryland. Prior to that, Pollak worked as Assistant Conservator at the Williamstown Art Conservation Center, MA. She specializes in the examination and treatment of painted textiles and traditional paintings and frequently speaks on painted textiles and their unique conservation needs.   

Register and receive free general admission on the date of the event. Check in at the front desk when you arrive.

Join us as we discuss original documents and artifacts and what they review about Pennsylvania and the American Revolution. The 45-minute presentations will take place near the changing exhibit gallery on Floor 1. Museum admission is free for guests registered for the lectures. 

Join us on Flag Day as Dr. Aimee Newell dives into the origin story of one of the American Revolution’s long-held and most beloved tales. Learn about the real Betsy Ross and how the mythology around the creation of the nation’s first flag grew to what it is today. 

Aimee Newell, Ph.D., has worked as a curator, collections manager and director at various museums across the country, including the Nantucket Historical Association, Old Sturbridge Village, and the Museum of the American Revolution, among other museums.  She writes and speaks frequently about American needlework and material culture. Dr. Newell is the author of A Stitch in Time: The Needlework of Aging Women in Antebellum America. Currently, she lives in Philadelphia and works at Drexel University and as an independent consultant.  

Register and receive free general admission on the date of the event. Check in at the front desk when you arrive.