Museum Management Launches Two New Virtual Exhibits

The NPS Museum Management Program has launched two new virtual museum exhibits – one on Frederick Douglass and the other on Carl Sandburg.

This exhibit on Frederick Douglass showcases his life at Cedar Hill in Anacostia, Southeast Washington, D.C., his last home. He lived here from 1878 until his death in 1895. His home provided the backdrop to his active political and warm family life. The spacious estate and well-furnished rooms are a testament to Douglass' lifelong struggle to overcome entrenched prejudice. His personal belongings, home furnishings, books, photographs of family and friends can be seen in the very place where Douglass and his family used them. They provide a unique insight into his personal and public life, family, home, and interests.

This virtual multi-media exhibit on Carl Sandburg celebrates his life as a “Poet of the People.” It examines his career as a poet, writer, historian/biographer of Abraham Lincoln and social activist. It highlights the last 22 years of his life residing at Connemara in Flat Rock, North Carolina, including his wife, Lillian “Paula” Steichen Sandburg’s, contributions to the American dairy goat industry and her Grade A dairy operation.  The family’s achievements are viewed through personal belongings, awards and photographs, and his writings.

Click on the link below to access both exhibits.